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jacobsanchez 's review for:
The Big Four
by Agatha Christie
This story is a bit ludicrous if you stop to think about it. I didn't know it was originally a group of short stories. That makes more sense with all the drugging of Hastings and Poirot that happens. It did feel like a few episodes of a tv show. All About Agatha compared it to the BBC Sherlock series and I see similar comparisons with the episodic nature of the chapters. I didn't really mind the ludicrous nature of the plot mechanics. It was messy but each of the little mini puzzles was ok, the Poirot Hastings dynamic was great. I do feel that the actual Big Four and their story line was a little weak. It did feel like they were always hinted at or had a brief clash but then faded into the background as Poirot and Hastings dashed from place to place or got drugged and captured and then escaped. All told, it was pretty good. I'm interested that in 2017 they republished it as a group of short stories, that little change might make it a lot better. Also I heard her brother in law might have had a hand in writing this or editing it. I need to finally read her Auto biography.