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The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
4.0
lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I am so glad my run of disappointing Poirot novels has ended. And 'disappointing' is a subjective term, for sure.  But The A.B.C. Murders is a Poirot I enjoyed. I appreciated Hastings doing his best Watson impression; I appreciated the focus on Poirot and his investigation; I appreciated the full Poirot experience again. 

I also appreciate that even Christie occasionally didn't feel that a single POV was enough to tell the story she wanted to tell. She didn't overuse the outside POVs, but sprinkled them in sparingly to the best effect. 

I did want to punch Inspector Crome in the face a few times, though.