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Le Chat et les Pigeons

Agatha Christie, Jean Brunoy

3.72 AVERAGE

mborer23's review against another edition

4.0

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A fantastic array of female characters and a late appearance by Poirot mark this exciting novel. Murder is afoot at an exclusive girls' school, but what is the motive? Could it be the Middle Eastern revolution that recently claimed the life of one student's cousin and another's uncle, or jealousy over career prospects among the schoolmistresses? Could one student's mother's wartime work play a part? And why is there a secret agent posing as a gardener? Poirot arrives in the last third of the novel to sort things out.

Regular Christie readers will enjoy a reference to Mrs. McGinty's Dead, and the story comes to a satisfying, if bittersweet, ending. Highly recommended.

shauna_lacey's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

kirstenfindlay's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jayarna's review against another edition

3.0

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Much too broad and political for my taste.

akersh's review against another edition

5.0

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A classic mystery. Not too dark

the_bookish_koala's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scarletts_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-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

bibliocamera's review against another edition

5.0

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This book is fantastic. I was flabbergasted at how it all came together. Both astonishing and completely entertaining.

teraesia's review against another edition

4.0

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Už dlhšie som mala chuť prečítať si takú klasickú detektívku… dosť som si to užila! ❤️

aljoharahalrashid's review against another edition

2.25

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No