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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)

Agatha Christie

Start date: January 24, 2013

Finish date: January 26, 2013

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Jan 24, 2013 Dolly rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013, england-english, mystery, death

I am continuing my tour of Agatha Christie's collected works. I'm taking my sweet time about it, but I'm enjoying the ride. I don't know if I ever realized how many books she'd written.

This was an entertaining mystery and a quick read. The ending surprised me despite the fact that I thought I knew what was going on. I love that about her books. I'm usually caught completely off guard by the solution to her mysteries. The characters in this tale were very intriguing and the narrative is filled wi ...more

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Jan 10, 2020 Ruth Ferguson rated it really liked it

Shelves: series, cozy-mysteries, mystery

I cannot believe I actually figured out the murderer in an Agatha mystery about half way through. But there is a small moment which makes it obvious but you just don’t know why. The journey is still worthwhile as no one wraps up a mystery with unexpected twists as Agatha does.

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May 10, 2010 Bonnie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, classics-modern

I'm starting to get worried that my favorite minor characters in Christie mysteries always turn out to be the murderer. Either I have a worrying taste in people, or Christie likes using our own biases against ourselves, and makes appealing characters turn out to be the bad guys.

I wonder if whatever principle is at work is the same one that inevitably makes my favorite minor character be the only one to die. (see, Hobbit, The, only dwarf character to get killed off).

I've only read three Christie ...more

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Feb 01, 2010 Sadie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-stars, books-i-own, kindle-books-i-own

This is only my second Agatha Christie novel and I enjoyed this one much more than the first. I enjoyed the serial murder aspect. I liked the characters of this book and found many parts funny. I was suprised by how much I actually liked this book.

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