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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
4.5 I liked this mystery but I was so shocked by the actual murderer and the details of it that I almost believe it was impossible to deduct without help from the author.
Not one of my favorites. Hastings is a lovelorn dolt and that kind of put a damper on this story for me.
I’m just as oblivious as Hastings which makes all the twists very fun and surprising
adventurous
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Man was i out of the loop on this one. Just when i think i had it, i was lost again. Perhaps I am less the Poirot of my life and more the Captain Hastings.
Very good twists and turns, wonderful dialogue and clues in so many indiscernible ways that you look for clues yourself in the casual banter that surely means something.
For someone who reads into everything people say to her, its nice to see a book chocked so full of Chekhov's Guns, that its a validation of her neurotic behavior.
Or at least thats what ill tell myself.
Very good book, diving straight into another one shortly.
Very good twists and turns, wonderful dialogue and clues in so many indiscernible ways that you look for clues yourself in the casual banter that surely means something.
For someone who reads into everything people say to her, its nice to see a book chocked so full of Chekhov's Guns, that its a validation of her neurotic behavior.
Or at least thats what ill tell myself.
Very good book, diving straight into another one shortly.
Hercule Poirot receives a mysterious letter in the mail asking him to come at once to France to investigate why a man is being targeted. In the letter he believes it might have something to do with his time in Santiago, Chile, and a secret he has about his time there. Unfortunately, by the time Poirot arrives the man is already dead, but the circumstances are incredible unusual. As always, only the incredible Inspector Poirot will be able to solve the case in its entirety.
I really enjoyed this one. Every time I read a Poirot mystery I think I have the right murderer but I am never right. But it is one of those circumstances where I love to be wrong. Something that I think that Christie does well is the timing of the twists and turns, each one affording you a little more information, but never enough for you to fully solve it yourself. Even when you get part of the plot right, it is never the plot in its entirety. I am excited to keep reading these to see the evolution of Poirot as she continued to write, and as a fan of mystery, I am reasonably sure I am going to keep loving it.
I really enjoyed this one. Every time I read a Poirot mystery I think I have the right murderer but I am never right. But it is one of those circumstances where I love to be wrong. Something that I think that Christie does well is the timing of the twists and turns, each one affording you a little more information, but never enough for you to fully solve it yourself. Even when you get part of the plot right, it is never the plot in its entirety. I am excited to keep reading these to see the evolution of Poirot as she continued to write, and as a fan of mystery, I am reasonably sure I am going to keep loving it.
I won’t lie, I forgot to mark this as finished a few days ago and I truly cannot remember what happened in this book.
A solid story. I love all the twists and turns and how unexpected things kept coming until the end.
Out of all the crime detectives' sidekicks I've read about, Hastings might not be the brightest.
Out of all the crime detectives' sidekicks I've read about, Hastings might not be the brightest.