Reviews - Mrs. McGinty's Dead

807 reviews for:

Mrs. McGinty's Dead

Agatha Christie

3.74 AVERAGE

jaadhimalli's review against another edition

3.0

Re-read it after 9 years !

novi's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious

i swear i've written a review for this but now it's gone??? storygraph i swear to goddddd 🫵 i even wrote it TWICE bc the first time it's also gone but i thought it was my fault. now i'm not sure what to think anymore 😔😔😔

I LOVE THIS. how many times should i say this oh my god. there are too many characters so i needed time to think a few seconds when the book mentioned a name. but poirot actually invites us into his head when he's investigating. the ending was farfetched but what else is new. oh and it also got jokes that are funny. please record this storygraph

ana486's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious

reesepective's review against another edition

4.0

Okay, so Mrs. McGinty’s Dead isn’t exactly Agatha Christie’s crowning achievement, but damn, it still served up a pretty fun murder mystery. Hercule Poirot is called in by Superintendent Spence, who’s convinced that an innocent man has been wrongly sentenced for the murder of Mrs. McGinty. So, Hercule Poirot packs his bags, heads to the village, and starts his usual stirring-the-pot routine.

Here’s the thing—this book is full of twists and turns. Seriously, it’s like Agatha Christie was having a “let’s see how many curveballs I can throw at the reader” moment. Guessing the murderer? Ha. I probably leaned either toward the most obvious suspect or the least likely one. Spoiler alert: I was wrong both times. The final reveal caught me off guard, but, you know what? I wasn’t too hard on myself because, well, a million red herrings were lurking around every corner. If you didn’t get it, it wasn’t your fault. Agatha Christie made sure we all had no chance.

The sheer number of villagers and suspects could be a bit overwhelming at times, though. I mean, trying to track their connections to crimes from decades ago? Ugh, a bit much, right? But luckily, Agatha Christie’s characters are mostly well-drawn, and Hercule Poirot’s hilarious interactions with the villagers added some much-needed comedic relief. Honestly, his awkwardness in the village was a bit of a saving grace for me.

So, while Mrs. McGinty’s Dead isn’t one of Agatha Christie’s top-tier works, it’s still an entertaining ride. Lots of red herrings, an abundance of quirky characters, and Hercule Poirot’s charm make this an enjoyable, if slightly overwhelming, mystery.

louireadslots's review against another edition

4.0

‘Mrs McGinty’s dead!’ ‘How did she die?’ ‘Down on one knee, just like I!’ The old children’s game now seemed rather tasteless. The real Mrs McGinty was killed by a crushing blow to the back of the head and her pitifully small savings were stolen. Suspicion falls immediately on her lodger, hard up and out of a job. Hercule Poirot has other ideas – unaware that his own life is now in great danger.

marvelruinedmyspirit's review against another edition

3.75

Finally an ending Agatha Christie didn't ruin. I do think that Ariadne Oliver is the worst and should never appear in any novel ever again.

A quote that made me laugh:

"It was after that remark that there was very nearly a third murder—the murder of Hercule Poirot by Superintendent Spence in Kilchester Police Headquarters."