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Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (Poirot): Poirot's Last Case [Kindle Edition]

Agatha Christie (Author)
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‘First rate Christie: fast, complicated, wryly funny’ Time

‘Superb, vintage Christie’ Sunday Express

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A wheelchair-bound Poirot returns to Styles, the venue of his first investigation, where he knows another murder is going to take place…

The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife, Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington.

So Hastings was shocked to learn from Hercule Poirot’s declaration that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?…

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 473 KB
  • Print Length: 291 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0007121121
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; Masterpiece ed edition (14 Oct 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0046A9MUY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,680 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Poirot's swan song. 3 Feb 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
If you don't already know it, this is Poirot's last case.

I came across this book after I had read MANY other Poirot's cases and I was familiar with the surroundings. Lady Agatha takes us back to Styles Court, where we first met the little Belgian man with the egg shaped head. And so, the circle is closed.

This is, in my opinion, the most mature of Christie's stories. Poirot faces the ultimate assassin: an individual capable of the perfect crime. He understands his methods, but also finds it impossible to intervene. And so he takes the matter on to his own hands, although knowing that no crime can go unpunished.

Maybe the essence of the book is in the last few lines, hidden by a mark on a man's forehead. Don't miss it.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Poirot's swan song. 18 Sep 2001
By Christine
Format:Paperback
If you don't already know it, this is Poirot's last case.

I came across this book after I had read MANY other Poirot's cases and I was familiar with the surroundings. Lady Agatha takes us back to Styles Court, where we first met the little Belgian man with the egg shaped head. And so, the circle is closed.

This is, in my opinion, the most mature of Christie's stories. Poirot faces the ultimate assassin: an individual capable of the perfect crime. He understands his methods, but also finds it impossible to intervene. And so he takes the matter on to his own hands, although knowing that no crime can go unpunished.

Maybe the essence of the book is in the last few lines, hidden by a mark on a man's forehead. Don't miss it.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie does Conan Doyle. 8 Feb 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Those of you that know the story will perhaps understand the meaning! A shocking and yet stunning book, so perfectly executed at Styles Court, where we first met the dapper Poirot. Now he is less than dapper but is all as it seems? A book that I wanted to read but didn't want to see come about. Despite this I can not fail but to give it full marks for a top story line and enough twists to keep anyone going.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful stuff ! 23 Jan 2008
By Mr. Mg Reynolds
Format:Paperback
It is for Poirot what The Remorseful Day was for poor old Morse ! It is Poirot's last stand - although weak & infirm he manages to thwart the most dangerous criminal he has encountered . One can just hear David Suchet & Hugh Fraser saying Poirot and Hastings lines . I long for the TV adaptation as those two actors are superb as Hercule Poirot & Captain Hastings and it would draw a line in the sand by filming this great novel . Of course it is a sentimental return to Styles where it all started as dear Poirot's life goes full circle by returning to the scene of his early great success in England . It is nice to see Poirot & Hastings back together - hunting again as in the ABC Murders . It is a great storyline as one would expect from Dame Agatha Christie . She finally does what Mrs Oliver never did with Sven her detective of whom she got fed up . The twists & turns and little clues aka red herrings are what one would expect from Dame Agatha and certainly keep the reader on the edge of their seat . If you wish to crown your collection of Poirot litrature or just wish to know how the David Suchet series will end then this is the novel for you !
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Clever plot but lacking in character development 23 Oct 2011
By Jessica
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I agree with a previous reviewer that Poirot and Hastings both behave in ways that are not quite believable, or true to their characters in the previous books, in this last Poirot novel. I think this is a creation by an author who was thoroughly fed up with her hero and wanted to get rid of him. I found it sad, because I love Poirot as a character - and I was also very disappointed at the way both Hastings and Poirot behaved (again, if you've read the book you'll know what I mean). Quite simply, I thought it was not quite credible. The plot is very clever but extremely unlikely. Of course, many of Dame Agatha's plots are unlikely, but I found this one slightly ridiculous. The references to "Othello" are very thought provoking, though. The book seems to have been a bit rushed - I know Agatha Christie is renowned for developing her characters only so far as she needs to, but I think a lot more could have been done with many of the characters in this book to make it more vivid and intriguing. It isn't a patch on "Death on the Nile" or "Five Little Pigs", for instance. Still, I enjoyed it and it made me read the plot of "Othello", if not the whole play!

Another thing I felt was that I didn't "recognise" Styles from "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" - it was like a different place completely. Of course, it was probably very different by then in the book's terms, having been made into a hotel - but I felt that perhaps more could have been done in description to make the reader feel that the action was really taking place in the same house as the original murder did - because all the way through I kept forgetting that the venue was supposed to be Styles...... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Poirot's swan song. 3 Feb 2001
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you don't already know it, this is Poirot's last case.

I came across this book after I had read MANY other Poirot's cases and I was familiar with the surroundings. Lady Agatha takes us back to Styles Court, where we first met the little Belgian man with the egg shaped head. And so, the circle is closed.

This is, in my opinion, the most mature of Christie's stories. Poirot faces the ultimate assassin: an individual capable of the perfect crime. He understands his methods, but also finds it impossible to intervene. And so he takes the matter on to his own hands, although knowing that no crime can go unpunished.

Maybe the essence of the book is in the last few lines... Don't miss it.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
I bought this book as I am a great fan of Agatha Christie "Poirot" and didn't realise that she had written the last book of Poirot. Read more
Published 1 month ago by shaz
5.0 out of 5 stars A sad end
I had wanted to read this book for ages and wasn't disappointed. It hasn't been shown yet on TV and so I knew nothing about it and as with all Agatha Christie novels it was very... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Reader Ruth
5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant
Another great read from Agatha Christie with a different slant on the story line. Nothing too gory and lots of leads to help you try to solve the crime.
Published 2 months ago by Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and yet heart-breaking
As an avid Poirot fan since my childhood, I have read many of Agatha Christie's novels. When I bought this I, with some niavity, didn't really think that Poirot's last case would... Read more
Published 3 months ago by candice randall
5.0 out of 5 stars Poirot ends
Great last story for Poirot!! Very easy to download and use on the Kindle. Would definitely download more books for myself.
Published 3 months ago by C. Pettit
5.0 out of 5 stars Sorry this was the last book with Poirot
Read this book about 30years ago enjoyed reading it then and also again.
If you are an Agatha Christie fan you will enjoy this.
Published 4 months ago by Anna Morton
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
An unusuall Poroit as it is Capt. Hastings who takes centre stage as Poroit is confined to a wheel chair or his bed.
Excellent read though.
Published 4 months ago by M. J. Doyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Agatha Christie continues to surprise right up until the end. Fitting end for a fabulous detective. A fantastic last book.
Published 4 months ago by Soraya Dougal
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost real. Poirot
Curtain did not disappoint. A excellent story . I found the death of Poirot very sad. Having read almost all of Agatha Poirot mysteries I felt that Poirot was a real person and not... Read more
Published 6 months ago by gary c atkins
3.0 out of 5 stars Poirot as an old man
A bit long winded and drawn out. However, as an avid Poirot reader and watcher on tv I had to read it.
Hope the tv version is better when released.
Published 6 months ago by Maureen
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