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alba_marie 's review for:
Peril at End House
by Agatha Christie
Despite the beautiful cover on this edition, not Agatha's best.
Poirot witnesses a murder attempt on a beautiful woman while on holiday and can't resist getting involved. Desperate in preventing further violence, he is swept up in the foreboding socialite atmosphere of End House and its glamorous heroine.
As one would perceive from the author, he is not able to stop a murder from happening.
From poisoned chocolate to dark skies lit by fireworks, secret panels, secret wills, and secret engagements, all supported by an assortment of characters - witnesses, suspects, criminals - this is a fairly typical Christie.
However, it fell a bit flat for me. The mystery and motive were too complex and far fetched, at least part of the mystery wouldn't be able to be "solved" by the reader as we don't have enough info, and in my opinion, the location is underutilised. "End House" sounds so enigmatic and atmospheric, right? One imagines sweeping cliffs or perhaps windswept moors or rugged hills. At the very least, a quiet, half forgotten beach. And inside, one expects a dark, creaking, foreboding house. But instead, we get... a house. Just a house. There's hints of a beach nearby, with Poirot's resort. But when comparing with Christie's other more memorable locations... Petra, the Nile, not to mention remote islands cut off from society, sprawling crooked houses, countryside manors brimming with poisons and secrets. So, yeah. Under-utilised.
Anyway, this one was a bit forgettable for me. Not bad, just okay.
Poirot witnesses a murder attempt on a beautiful woman while on holiday and can't resist getting involved. Desperate in preventing further violence, he is swept up in the foreboding socialite atmosphere of End House and its glamorous heroine.
As one would perceive from the author, he is not able to stop a murder from happening.
From poisoned chocolate to dark skies lit by fireworks, secret panels, secret wills, and secret engagements, all supported by an assortment of characters - witnesses, suspects, criminals - this is a fairly typical Christie.
However, it fell a bit flat for me. The mystery and motive were too complex and far fetched, at least part of the mystery wouldn't be able to be "solved" by the reader as we don't have enough info, and in my opinion, the location is underutilised. "End House" sounds so enigmatic and atmospheric, right? One imagines sweeping cliffs or perhaps windswept moors or rugged hills. At the very least, a quiet, half forgotten beach. And inside, one expects a dark, creaking, foreboding house. But instead, we get... a house. Just a house. There's hints of a beach nearby, with Poirot's resort. But when comparing with Christie's other more memorable locations... Petra, the Nile, not to mention remote islands cut off from society, sprawling crooked houses, countryside manors brimming with poisons and secrets. So, yeah. Under-utilised.
Anyway, this one was a bit forgettable for me. Not bad, just okay.