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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wish I had read this before watching the BBC show. Would have been one of the best puzzles if I didn't remember the answer.
Cards on the Table is a suspenseful mystery about a murder that takes place during a game of bridge. The four suspects those playing all seem innocent, yet they have secrets deep in their pasts. This novel showcases the intellect, arrogance, and careful reasoning of the detective Hercule Poirot.
3.5/5
Mr Shaitana was a man of odd interests. He has the look of Mephistophiles and knows the knack of extracting information from people and then blackmail them. He hosts a party for M.Poirot to display his collection of murderers who had got away without punishment.
Unfortunately, during the party, he is murdered in his own house under the nose of our haughty M.Poirot, Colonel Race, Superindent Battle from Scotland Yard and Mrs Oliver, a noted crime novelist.
There are four suspects -the bold, audacious Dr Roberts, cool-headed Mrs Lorrimer, far-sighted Major Despard and the damsel-in-distress Miss Meredith.
There are no finger-prints, no alibi, no eye-witnesses. Only the weapon of crime and four papers with the scores of a game of bridge played by the four suspects, who were known to have murdered before.
The book is all about the investigation carried out by the four sleuths - M.Poirot, Colonel Race, Superindent Battle and Mrs Oliver.
The book was well-written but as always - you have to expect the unexpected in Christie's novels. There were no plotholes, as far as my knowledge. Overall a good read. But did not surprise me much as certain other great novels of Christie.
M.Poirot, as always reiterates himself to be right always. Though it kind of irks me sometimes, I always loved his character. Once again, M.Poirot concludes based on psychology rather than tangible evidences. The story did justice to Poirot's character!
Mr Shaitana was a man of odd interests. He has the look of Mephistophiles and knows the knack of extracting information from people and then blackmail them. He hosts a party for M.Poirot to display his collection of murderers who had got away without punishment.
Unfortunately, during the party, he is murdered in his own house under the nose of our haughty M.Poirot, Colonel Race, Superindent Battle from Scotland Yard and Mrs Oliver, a noted crime novelist.
There are four suspects -the bold, audacious Dr Roberts, cool-headed Mrs Lorrimer, far-sighted Major Despard and the damsel-in-distress Miss Meredith.
There are no finger-prints, no alibi, no eye-witnesses. Only the weapon of crime and four papers with the scores of a game of bridge played by the four suspects, who were known to have murdered before.
The book is all about the investigation carried out by the four sleuths - M.Poirot, Colonel Race, Superindent Battle and Mrs Oliver.
The book was well-written but as always - you have to expect the unexpected in Christie's novels. There were no plotholes, as far as my knowledge. Overall a good read. But did not surprise me much as certain other great novels of Christie.
M.Poirot, as always reiterates himself to be right always. Though it kind of irks me sometimes, I always loved his character. Once again, M.Poirot concludes based on psychology rather than tangible evidences. The story did justice to Poirot's character!
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
One of my favorite Poirots I believe, but I think I missed out on a lot because I don't know Bridge. The twists and turns were all unexpected this time around, and having Christie gently mock herself and Poirot though the crime writer's 'Finnish' detective was a riot.