A review by josefinceh
Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Poirot Investigates is a collection of 11 short stories. 
Overall the stories are fun and comforting as you might expect from Christie and the smaller scale did not hinder her from deliviring interesting characters and humour. 

My personal favourites: 
Chapter 3: The mystery of the cheap flat 
Hastings is having dinner with a group of new acquaintances. Among them is a young woman and her husband who had recently come across a flat for a surprisingly low price. The suspicious part of the flat is that it's been on the market for months and yet noone has snatched it up. 

Chapter 7: The Jewlery Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan 
Poirot greets a wealthy couple in a hotel resturant, the woman is in distresse as one of her favourite and most expensive jewels had been taken. The only person who had been in the room was the maid. However, she was never there alone and the jewel is still nowhere to be found.

Chapter: 9 - The Disapperance of Mr. Davenhime 
Poirot is challenged to solve the disapperance of mr. Davenhime without leaving his flat, soley from information comunicated by Japp. 


The lowest point in this collection is it’s first story: The Adventures of the Western Star 
A young actress appears at Poirot's office with a number of letters threatening to steal a valuable jewel of hers, The star of the West. Coincidently, another young woman appears later at Poirot's office who had received the same threats as the actress regarding her jewel, The star of the East. 
This story relies heavily on Asian stereotypes and this fictional legend regarding the star of the East and the star of the West. Along with stereotypes there were also racial slurs and a potential case of yellowfacing. 
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