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Sept 25: The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) by Agatha Christie
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Well what can I say, I have just added this to my "favourites" and given it 5 stars, so erm it was good. Ok that was understatement, I really really enjoyed this. Astonishingly I have never read this before, nor do I remember the Suchet TV version, so it was a great experience to read a Poirot not knowing the answers.
As always with Christie the characterisation was fantastic. I find it very difficult to believe this was only the 2nd Poirot book as it was so "mature". Poirot was excellent and th ...more
As always with Christie the characterisation was fantastic. I find it very difficult to believe this was only the 2nd Poirot book as it was so "mature". Poirot was excellent and th ...more
Murder on the Links was a great story. Hastings meets his Cinderella on his way back from Paris to England. Poiret received a letter from Paul Renauld asking him to come to France urgently. Hastings and Poiret immediately travel to Merlinville in France. But, alas too late with Renauld already murdered.
Hastings sees Marthe the beautiful daughter of Madame Daubreuil a neighbour of Renauld and is smitten while Poiret only sees a woman with anxious eyes. The wife of the victim, his son Jack and tw ...more
Hastings sees Marthe the beautiful daughter of Madame Daubreuil a neighbour of Renauld and is smitten while Poiret only sees a woman with anxious eyes. The wife of the victim, his son Jack and tw ...more
Apr 25, 2016
Tania
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I really enjoyed this one though I did find Hastings actions towards the end a bit unlikely. Quick fun and easy read all the same.
Poirot's second case, also accompanied by his liability of a friend: the narrator, Hastings. Very clever use of characters and a shocking twist at the end. And, it's always fun to have the threat of the guillotine hanging over the murderer.
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This is a wonderful book by Agatha Christie with an engaging plot and suspense ending. I highly recommend to all those who are the fans of the Queen of Crime!
This book has clues in abundance and is very engaging. Highly recommended for Poirot fans and for those who like mysteries
Feb 16, 2014
Winn - Literary Diversions
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