Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Elle m'a bien eu sur ce coup! Moi qui croyais avoir ellucidé le crime avant la fin! Mais Agatha a plus d'un tour dans son sac! Genius as always!
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book was fun as all Poirot mysteries are but WHEN will I stop letting myself be talked out of my first choice suspect???
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Didn't hold my attention as much as I would've liked. It feels like it took excessively long to determine the motives / backgrounds for every suspect. I'm still chasing the high of Roger Ackroyd and Mysterious Affair at Styles :(
Updated rankings: (favorite to least favorite)
--The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
--The Mysterious Affair at Styles
--Murder on the Orient Express
--Peril at End House
--A.B.C Murders
--The Mystery of the Blue Train
--Lord Edgware Dies
--Murder in Mesopotamia
--Death in the Clouds
--Three Act Tragedy
--Cards on the Table
--The Murder on the Links
--Poirot Investigates
--The Big Four
Updated rankings: (favorite to least favorite)
--The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
--The Mysterious Affair at Styles
--Murder on the Orient Express
--Peril at End House
--A.B.C Murders
--The Mystery of the Blue Train
--Lord Edgware Dies
--Murder in Mesopotamia
--Death in the Clouds
--Three Act Tragedy
--Cards on the Table
--The Murder on the Links
--Poirot Investigates
--The Big Four
Wow, este libro me ha dejado completamente fascinada, es que me lo he devorado en menos de dos días. Me ha encantado cómo se presenta el asesinato en una habitación cerrada, con varios testigos de por medio, entre ellos, cuatro personas relacionadas con la justicia, y la forma en que poco a poco se van esclareciendo las cosas. En retrospectiva, podría haber sido un buen libro para el TFG, puesto que se pone el foco de atención sobre la psicología de los diferentes personajes, considerándose esta la única clave para resolver un crimen en apariencia irresoluble. Y para añadirle más tensión al asunto, encima, el caso se torna bastante enrevesado por el final, mostrando la habilidad de Christie para jugar con el lector y llevarle exactamente a donde le quiere llevar. En definitiva, una obra maestra y un gran caso. La única pega que le pongo son ciertos comentarios machistas, pero, en este caso, quedan medio excusados porque comprendo que son producto de la época...
I read this a few years ago. It is a Poirot mystery. Very good one I thought, an interesting puzzle with a twist at the end as Dame Agatha keeps us guessing between 4 suspects who commit a murder during a game of bridge. I don't recall which edition I read, so I picked the one indicated here because I liked the art on the cover.