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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
One of Agatha Christies better books.
Hercule Poirot meets a Mr. Shaitana and gets an invite to a dinner party. At the party there are eight guests; four persons working in the murder business, and four persons that have a mysterious death in their past. After the dinner the guests play bridge in two different rooms, and Mr Shaintana sitting by the fire in the room with the four mysterious guests. When Hercule Poirot goes to bid his goodbyes he finds Mr. Shaintana murdered.
This gives the book an interesting premise; only four suspects, and four murder experts to find out who did the deed.
One of the best Agatha Christie books that I have read. It has lots of twists and turns in the plot, excellent characters and a surprise ending. It made me think of the game Clue. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to any Christie fan.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I could just imagine Salvador Dali as Mr. Shaitana - the whole thing was so cinematically written! The dialogues weren't as engaging as her previous Poirot novels, though, and I honestly thought Shaitana had killed himself. It would've been so interesting to see him develop as a character, rather than just being such an entertaining figure being killed off at the outset.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
Another great read and definitely a twist, I thought I had it and was wrong again and then a further twist…. Very well done.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
The first half was a little boring. The ending was really good but a bit confusing, although I’m not sure if that’s purposeful or I’m just stupid.
An average Agatha Christie novel, certainly not her best work. Entertaining and interesting enough, a fun way to spend a few hours with the brilliant Hercule Poirot. I liked that the investigation was mostly centered on the suspects' psychological characteristics rather than the dynamic of the murder, and I enjoyed the twists at the end.