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Lord Edgware Dies
by Agatha Christie
This was a solid Hercule Poirot read, with all the hallmarks of a classic Christie novel — red herrings, many possible suspects, and withholding just enough detail that you're at Poirot's mercy to fit it all together. As this followed right after Peril at End House, I had a correct inkling of how it would resolve, but there were so many other possibilities along the way that I was never sure, and I missed big pieces of the puzzle. I mean, the idea that it was Carlotta who went to the dinner party? It never occurred to me — I thought Jane and the butler were in it together.
Also, Hastings has stopped being so idiotic, which is a relief. Christie has toned that down a lot since the first books. (The exchange between him and Poirot about how helpful he is as an "average man" was great, though.)
I have mixed feelings about it on audio — the narrator was fantastic and did a wide range of accents well, which made it fun to listen to, but the format also precluded me from easily going back to refer to clues and names. That's probably just as well since I'm never able to solve the whole thing anyway.
I wouldn't put this in the top 10 of Poirot novels, but it's still worth reading if you like a good mystery.
Also, Hastings has stopped being so idiotic, which is a relief. Christie has toned that down a lot since the first books. (The exchange between him and Poirot about how helpful he is as an "average man" was great, though.)
I have mixed feelings about it on audio — the narrator was fantastic and did a wide range of accents well, which made it fun to listen to, but the format also precluded me from easily going back to refer to clues and names. That's probably just as well since I'm never able to solve the whole thing anyway.
I wouldn't put this in the top 10 of Poirot novels, but it's still worth reading if you like a good mystery.