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flok 's review for:
The Big Four
by Agatha Christie
Definitely one of, if not the weakest of Christie's Poirot novels. I'd read this years ago, and had seen the (mess that was the) TV adaptation in the meantime - and this was why I couldn't bring myself to resume Christie moreless chronologically for a while.
There is some good in there - some of the short stories within the novel are pretty enjoyable, as is the Achille subterfuge, but overall the main plot and the Big Four's reason for being together and wanting world domination is very weak and makes little sense. Some of her earlier spy/adventure books are enjoyable because their silliness is fun, but here the overall mood is darker, and the central premise never sits well.
There is some good in there - some of the short stories within the novel are pretty enjoyable, as is the Achille subterfuge, but overall the main plot and the Big Four's reason for being together and wanting world domination is very weak and makes little sense. Some of her earlier spy/adventure books are enjoyable because their silliness is fun, but here the overall mood is darker, and the central premise never sits well.