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The ABC Murders

Agatha Christie

3.9 AVERAGE


A nice little tale.
dark mysterious fast-paced
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can excuse the subpar dialogues that were littered here and there. I can also excuse the inelegant conclusions to minor subjects (e.g., Alexander Bonaparte Cust's headaches; Donald Fraser dreams). I can excuse that, among other things, because Agatha Christie wrote such a thrilling page-turner in The ABC Murders.

In a way, the who of the killings didn't matter as much on the way to the end, because I saw it miles away. (Kidding, I saw it probably only halfway through the lengthy penultimate chapter). What matters most to me was that Christie created this exciting cat-and-mouse chase with a horrifying serial killer. The letters, the clues, the taunts, and the red herrings. All these were brilliantly constructed and thought of. And the cherry on the top of it was Hastings, such an unforgettable narrator.

Ah, Agatha Christie, your ingenuity continues to impress me so much.

Kept me interested while listening the whole time. Wasn’t expecting the ending.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It’s good but also there’s not enough Hercule Poirot? The last two Poirot books I’ve read have had less Poirot than previous ones and I want all Poirot all the time.