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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this one, it kept me guessing till the end. It was very nearly a five star, but then she had to make things a little too convoluted in the last two chapters. She does this occasionally in her books and it makes it so that I then have to read the explanation two or three times to fully understand everything, which isn't normally necessary with her books.
In this case the whole bit with the victim's daughter turning out to be the other lady's maid and on the plane when she should have been on a train and then dying and her being the murderer's girlfriend/wife... take all that out, write the end slightly differently and it would have been perfect, imo.
adventurous
funny
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:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
funny
mysterious
challenging
medium-paced
This one of the better Christie books. I have my Mom’s old copy from the 60’s and it’s shocking some of the racist comments that were allowed. 🧐
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
relaxing
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:
N/A
Good value Christie from just before her Imperial phase. Poirot is still a likeable figure at this point and she has dispensed with the services of the unnecessary and often irritating Captain Hastings. There's enough mystery here - elderly, unlikeable society moneylender dies on plane, is it a wasp sting or a poison dart - and a genuinely unexpected ending. Though a tad far fetched in exposition it stands up well enough and the clues have been liberally dispensed and discussed throughout so no one could say it's unfair. Jane Grey is an unlikely Christie heroine - a working class character who's neither moronic nor a figure of fun, although sadly the racism creeps in even with someone likeable. That aside it's a fun read for a long plane journey.