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The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

23 reviews

chiaraaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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rex_b20's review against another edition

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dark 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

I know lots of people love this one but it was just meh. I literally had forgotten that the actual murder was even a character at all, so the ending didn’t have the wow effect as her other books. The atmosphere and ways the murders were committed was actually really creepy!!

Ranking:

1. Death on the Nile 🌴
2. And Then There Were None 💀
3. A.B.C Murders 🔤

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dorsetreader's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.5

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kimberlyswalters's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.0

This was definitely the easiest, breeziest Agatha Christie book I've gone through. I really enjoyed the that the majority was from Hastings' perspective. In some of her other books, I've noticed she tends to jump around a bit between perspectives, which is fine, but can be a tad confusing if you're not reading everything with a fully focused mind. The characters were all quite lively and enjoyable. The idea of this case was also intriguing and I do feel that the conclusion did make sense, and how he reached that conclusion was satisfactory. I felt that it wrapped up quite nicely.

Of course, with the age of the book there are prejudices that come with it being a product of its era, so do be aware of that when reading her work.

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what_heather_loves's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

"'Consider when a man or woman is killed, what are the questions that the police ask? Opportunity. Where everybody was at the time of the crime? Motive. Who be edited by the deceased' s death? If the motive and the opportunity was fairly obvious, what is a would-be murdered to do? Fake an alibi...But that is always a hazardous proceeding. Our murdered thought of a more fantastic defence. Create a homicidal murderer!'"

Belgian private detective, Hercule Poirot, living in London in the present day (mid-1930s, when the book was written), receives a letter from 'A.B.C' warning him of a crime that will soon take place. Sure enough a Mrs Alice Ascher is soon found murdered in Andover on the date promised. Following the arrival of a second letter and death (Elizabeth 'Betty' Barnard of Bexhill) Poirot, friend, Captain Arthur Hastings and police Chief Inspector Japp work together to catch the serial killer. In each murder, which takes place around the counties of Hampshire, Sussex and Devon, an ABC Rail Guide is left beside the victim. Will Poirot uncover the identity of the mysterious A.B.C. before he works his way through the alphabet?

An ingenious work of detective fiction, it is particularly impressive in its plotting, which I won't spoil. As is often the case with Christie's works, everything is not as it seems, which only fussy but observant and logical, Poirot can see. Whilst I knew the premise of the crimes, having watched television adaptations, I remember being surprised by the outcome. Thoroughly enjoyable, I read this in a day stuck inside during Storm Eunice.

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bailee_c's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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britgirlreading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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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musebeliever's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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nbeckham's review

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adventurous dark funny fast-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

4.5

My first Agatha Christie! This was really fun. I see why she’s so revered, she really keeps you on your toes. There’s a lot in here too about English society at the time and it all weaves together so well. Will definitely be reading more!

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aaround132's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

the whole thing got an unexpected twist last minute

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