Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Third Girl: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie

12 reviews

chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of my favourite Agatha Christie’s - totally preposterous but excellent fun and with a really banging twist at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent

kloughlin's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Suicide

poirot's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Misogyny

leelaamanda's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Drug use

megjreads's review against another edition

mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A ‘Young lady’ arrives to see Poirot about a murder she May have committed but she leaves before giving any information. Poirot and Ariadne Oliver go on an adventure to find the girl and to find out what happened in this ‘murder’.

Poirot is my favourite of Agatha’s Characters. He misses nothing and pieces it all together so effortlessly. The writing style of this story along with other Poirot’s is much easier to understand and take in than other Agatha Christie books.

It is nice for Poirot and Ariadne to work together again. I enjoyed Aridane’s character in previous books such as ‘Cards on the Table’. Ariadne is slightly chaotic and adventurous writing while Poirot is level-headed and calculating. This is a very amusing mixture of characters much like Hastings and Poirot x 10.

I definitely recommend this book. I do not feel it is the place to start with Poirot’s books but it is a brilliant addition to the collection.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder

saliwali's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt

trekkifulshay's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexism and Suicide

emmaward55's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Not my favourite of the Poirot series, but still a solid read. Most it felt like not enough was actually happening and we as the reader spent a good chunk of the book unsure if there was any danger still. It was a sort of abstract murder mystery and whilst that suited the general plot, it made for an unsatisfying read at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent

columbo's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

While I think the angle Christie takes here is interesting in theory, investigating a confession with seemingly no crime to back it up, it's clear much of the novel is her spinning wheels until she finally conjures a solution to wrap things neatly in a bow. When things move, they have that Poirot charm, but it takes a lot of build up and repetition to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

readingelli's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Blood, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail