- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (8 July 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006170005
- ISBN-13: 978-0006170006
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 907,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Poirot’s return to the happy hunting grounds of detective fiction is something of an event… The thumbnail sketches of the characters are as good as ever and in spite of the over-elaborate nature of the puzzle there is plenty of entertainment.’ Times Literary Supplement
‘The Christie fan of longest standing, who thinks he knows every one of her tricks, will still be surprised by some of the twists here.’ New York Times
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'Poirot's return to the happy hunting grounds of detective fiction is something of an event! The thumbnail sketches of the characters are as good as ever and in spite of the over-elaborate nature of the puzzle there is plenty of entertainment.' Times Literary Supplement 'The Christie fan of longest standing, who thinks he knows every one of her tricks, will still be surprised by some of the twists here.' New York Times
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was a very well set mystery which starts slowly and develops into a cleverly plotted story. Although the characters are numerous one gets familiar with them towards the end of the book. The story presents some very different characters who each play an important role. The most interesting aspect of this story was that it seemed as if two independant mysteries were taking place simultaneously whereas as we later find out there was but one complete mystery.
Nevertheless I felt Poirot's role was minimal and Agatha Christie has paid more attention to developing each character than to Hercule's resoning processes which we all love to read.
Overall the book was a great read and the ending was rather unpredictable.
Nevertheless I felt Poirot's role was minimal and Agatha Christie has paid more attention to developing each character than to Hercule's resoning processes which we all love to read.
Overall the book was a great read and the ending was rather unpredictable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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One of my favourite Poirot stories. I can read Agatha Christie over and over again, this is one of her best x
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I enjoyed the book thoroughly, but this may be somewhat biased as I love anything written by Agatha Christie. The book was easy to read, and finished comfortably within a day, so not too long. As another user has commented, there are a few aspects that seem a bit pointless towards the plot, but these were not too much of an issue.
I didn't feel it had the usual magic that the Poirot novels usually do, and I think you can definitely tell that it was one of the slightly later ones. There was a lot of comment throughout the novel on race, some of it which was a bit dodgy, but as with any Agatha Christie novel, you take it with a pinch of salt.
I didn't feel it had the usual magic that the Poirot novels usually do, and I think you can definitely tell that it was one of the slightly later ones. There was a lot of comment throughout the novel on race, some of it which was a bit dodgy, but as with any Agatha Christie novel, you take it with a pinch of salt.
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