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Poirot Buddy Read 19 SPOILER THREAD: Dumb Witness
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Me, too! I had never read this one, but had seen the David Suchet dramatization several times. I still really enjoyed it, it’s always fun tagging along with Poirot and Hastings, and I enjoyed the characters in this one - the greedy relatives, dithery companion, gossipy villagers and servants!
I haven't read any Christies for years, but I ventured into this with the audio version read by Hugh Fraser. I enjoyed it very much - especially Hasting's version of the dog's thought processes. I did however feel that the ending was a bit woolly, although I liked the suggestion of gaslighting. Sometimes it just happens to be true.
Rosina wrote: "I haven't read any Christies for years, but I ventured into this with the audio version read by Hugh Fraser. I enjoyed it very much - especially Hasting's version of the dog's thought processes. ..."
Very true!
The solution seemed so obvious once Poirot spelled it out, but Christie was very clever with her red herrings throughout. I was hoping that the "suspicious foreigner" wouldn't be the guilty one, but I appreciate that the real killer used those prejudices against him to cast aspersions that people would readily believe.
There were some really light hearted parts in this book. Hastings chatting away to Bob the terrier really made me chuckle. And Mrs Peabody seemed like a hoot, she was a great character. I thoroughly enjoyed her mocking Hastings education.
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I enjoyed all the dog parts and I liked Caroline Peabody, who reminded me of characters in the Miss Marple stories. It was also fun to see Poirot making up so many outrageous stories.
This is a very very rare occasion where I actually remember both the murderer and the motive... hmm l wonder if it turns out to be a correct memory at all haha