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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Four solid but generally unremarkable short mystery stories, also published in the US under the title Dead Man's Mirror. There are murders disguised as suicides and vice versa, stolen military documents (in one of author Agatha Christie's rare moments of letting real-world political developments inform her writing), and a weird beach holiday where Poirot predicts that someone might end up killed but makes little effort to stop it. This deep into his series, I need clever twists on the familiar formulas to really wow me, and this is largely paint-by-numbers detective work instead. It's hardly the worst of its lot, but it's probably not a book I'd particularly recommend, either.
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adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another fantastic Poirot collection.
These four stories were Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror, & Triangle at Rhodes.
Interestingly, I really enjoyed The Incredible Theft, because unlike the others, I wasn't overly familiar with the TV adaptation. Our family tend to avoid the ones about kidnapping the prime minister or stealing submarine plans etc, so I got to read it with relatively fresh eyes.
Good stuff.
These four stories were Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror, & Triangle at Rhodes.
Interestingly, I really enjoyed The Incredible Theft, because unlike the others, I wasn't overly familiar with the TV adaptation. Our family tend to avoid the ones about kidnapping the prime minister or stealing submarine plans etc, so I got to read it with relatively fresh eyes.
Good stuff.
adventurous
lighthearted
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:
No
mysterious
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
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Read in german translation, my book also included some of poirots early cases.
This was alright, as always. I'm truly not a crime novel person but it's well written and it was fun and interesting while it lasted. Can't say it's very memorable, but that's not new for me and agatha christie. Have had this sitting on my book shelf for years and just finally got around to reading it while catching up on my stack of unread books. Could be good for getting out of reading slumps since it's so short and easy to read.
This was alright, as always. I'm truly not a crime novel person but it's well written and it was fun and interesting while it lasted. Can't say it's very memorable, but that's not new for me and agatha christie. Have had this sitting on my book shelf for years and just finally got around to reading it while catching up on my stack of unread books. Could be good for getting out of reading slumps since it's so short and easy to read.
mysterious
medium-paced
I usually don't like Agatha Christie's short stories but these were really good!
Murder in the Mews: 4 stars✨
The Incredible Theft: 3.5 stars✨ (I guessed who the thief was but not the whole story)
Dead Man's Mirror: 5 stars✨ (Brilliant
Murder in the Mews: 4 stars✨
The Incredible Theft: 3.5 stars✨ (I guessed who the thief was but not the whole story)
Dead Man's Mirror: 5 stars✨ (Brilliant