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The ABC Murders

Agatha Christie

3.9 AVERAGE

tess_pauls'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: Complicated

jai_bear96's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

elly86's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

joolsblitz's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mayukbr's review against another edition

3.0

Initially, I loved the premise of “The ABC Murders” and thought that it was structured in such a unique way, unlike the Agatha Christie style that I had become accustomed to. However, I found the middle chunk of the book a bit… dull. As a lover of fast-paced and action-packed mysteries, I was bored by the lack of momentum and how drawn out the build up felt, and ended up literally falling asleep halfway through the book.

I definitely enjoyed the beginning and the end a lot more, and I was pleased once it picked up pace at around 65%. (Slight spoilers?) I was convinced that this mystery was a “howdunit” instead of a “whodunit”, and I thought that Christie had revealed the killer to us at the beginning; I was wrong. I was shocked to find out who the real killer was– the real mastermind behind the murders was not on my radar at all. Overall I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars; still a good read, however, not my favourite Christie mystery.