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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Not a huge favorite of mine among Christie stories--mainly because Poirot gets snowed for a really long time. I recently saw the David Suchet television version of this one, and it is very faithful to the novel.
Reread June 2024; I have to say I stand by my original review.
Reread June 2024; I have to say I stand by my original review.
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Agatha Christie is an absolute genius! I did not see this coming and I loved it! The entire time I was reading this book I just could not figure out who the killer was.
While on vacation Poirot stumbles across Nick Buckley who divulges that she has recently survived three attempts on her life and Poirot witnesses a fourth one and is determined to stop whoever is trying to harm her. Along with his good friend Hastings they work together to protect the young girl, solve the mystery and to prove why Hercule Poirot is the world's greatest detective.
This book had a really great cast of characters who are very well developed so you don't just focus on the main few. Which in the long run just made it more difficult to suss out who the bad guy was.
For anyone who's a fan of Agatha Christie or whodunits or just likes a good murder mystery, I would a 1000% recommend reading this book!
The moment I thought it was average, it became a 5 star.
Agatha Christie Challenge
15th book, read march 2025
Lovely Poirot mystery
4 stars
15th book, read march 2025
Lovely Poirot mystery
4 stars
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
pleased bc i was SO convince after the stage a play bit that nick was staging it all!!! just didn’t rlly have any idea why… . OBSESSED w the way that christie wrote nicks dialogue it was so funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Glad my gray cells is still working after all this time, lol.
Peril at End House is my 3rd Poirot's book, and still can't get rid of Sherlock-Watson's combination whenever I read it. But it goes out as the passage goes.
Poirot and Hasting was on a holiday and met Nick, whom had avoided death several time, by coincidence. And Poirot promised to keep her safe and seek the truth.
The more I read Christie's books, the more I see how great she's as an author. Well, she tends to use many characters, and it's only make thing more complicated. All the way through, I feel like she's playing with us. So many suspects, so many clues, but with a vague motive. Whenever I started to suspect someone, I could hear her saying, "You think you've got it? Not so fast." And then she'd put another 'misleading' clues on the table.
I love details and here I learned that I shouldn't ignore any 'unimportant' thing. Because Christie seems not leaving a cameo or a trivial thing for nothing. So much going on here, and it was great.
Peril at End House is my 3rd Poirot's book, and still can't get rid of Sherlock-Watson's combination whenever I read it. But it goes out as the passage goes.
Poirot and Hasting was on a holiday and met Nick, whom had avoided death several time, by coincidence. And Poirot promised to keep her safe and seek the truth.
The more I read Christie's books, the more I see how great she's as an author. Well, she tends to use many characters, and it's only make thing more complicated. All the way through, I feel like she's playing with us. So many suspects, so many clues, but with a vague motive. Whenever I started to suspect someone, I could hear her saying, "You think you've got it? Not so fast." And then she'd put another 'misleading' clues on the table.
I love details and here I learned that I shouldn't ignore any 'unimportant' thing. Because Christie seems not leaving a cameo or a trivial thing for nothing. So much going on here, and it was great.
fast-paced
adventurous
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:
Complicated