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3.84 AVERAGE

dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
fast-paced
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
mysterious medium-paced

Persongalleriet løfter historien over den typiske Hercule Poirot-krimi.

Der er to ting der gør at jeg foretrækker denne frem for de øvrige Hercule Poirot jeg har læst pt. (3-4 stk) og det er de velfortalte og distinkte personer og at Poirot ikke er så forfærdelig fremtrædende, for jeg må nok indrømme at jeg finder ham lidt trættende og irriterende. 

Der er en del bridge-udtryk som gå hen over hoved på os der ikke spiller bridge, men det er heldigvis let at læse hen over og ødelægger ikke historien. Ud over det centrale plot med mordet, der kun kan være begået af en af de fire personer ved et spil bridge er der en del afstikkere og små sidehistorier som medvirker til at give rimelig afrundede og hele personer; den lune og humoristiske læge, den intelligente og selvsikre enke, den nervøse og selvudslettende unge frøken samt den galante major. Også opklaringssiden er del mellem fire personer, hvoraf den ene er en kriminalforfatter og Christie misser heldigvis ikke chancen for at gøre lidt grin med sig selv og sit fag.

En charmerende og underholdende bog.
dark mysterious tense 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: Yes

One of my all-time favorites!
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I seriously don't know what to say. moss christie keeps messing with my head. such a good book even thought I started off kinda slow. the ending was AMAZING

4.5 stars.

The ending seemed a little less 'grand' than expected, probably because I'd already seen that plot twist coming. However, all in all, a great murder-mystery, and Hercule Poirot does it again. :D

I knew it was Dr Roberts all along! I knew it!!!!
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

3,5 stars

interesting mystery with quite a lot of twists but I didn't find the characters compelling enough for me to care about them