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Peril at End House
by Agatha Christie
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hercule Poirot is holidaying on the Cornish coast where he meets a young woman, Magdala 'Nick' Buckley who, he learns, has been involved in several curious accidents recently. Poirot deduces that her life is in danger although on the face of it there is no reason anyone should want her dead. Poirot is determined to keep Nick safe, but when a party is held at her home at End House, a murder takes place.
A cleverly crafted story, which I enjoyed. I loved the delapidated old country house setting with its "atmosphere of evil" as one character refers to it. Nick fascinated me from the start, as did the other 'bright young things' in her circle of friends. I read it in just a couple of sittings, really didn't want to put it down until I knew who the culprit was and why. My hunch proved correct as to who, but the explanation of why and how they went about it was pretty ingenious.
As with many Christie books, you need to be prepared for some political incorrectness (one character says of another - "He's a jew, of course, but a frightfully decent one.") Thankfully, attitudes have moved on since 1932.
A cleverly crafted story, which I enjoyed. I loved the delapidated old country house setting with its "atmosphere of evil" as one character refers to it. Nick fascinated me from the start, as did the other 'bright young things' in her circle of friends. I read it in just a couple of sittings, really didn't want to put it down until I knew who the culprit was and why. My hunch proved correct as to who, but the explanation of why and how they went about it was pretty ingenious.
As with many Christie books, you need to be prepared for some political incorrectness (one character says of another - "He's a jew, of course, but a frightfully decent one.") Thankfully, attitudes have moved on since 1932.