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‘You yearned for a “good violent murder with lots of blood”. So this is your special story – written for you.’
Agatha Christie
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'You yearned for a "good violent murder with lots of blood". So this is your special story -- written for you.' Agatha Christie 'There is irresistible simplicity and buoyancy of a Christmas treat about it all' Times Literary Supplement
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Hercule Poirot is spending Christmas in the country with his friend Colonel Johnson, Chief Constable of Middleshire, and suffering terribly from the lack of central heaintg ("Nothing like a wood fire", says Colonel Johnson, but Poirot disagrees). Disagreeable wealthy old tyrant Simeon Lee is bloodily murdered in mysterious circumstances, and Poirot is called in to investigate.
The house is full of Simeon Lee's put-upon sons and their put-upon wives, any one of whom might have had reason to do Simeon in, especially as he had just announced that he was about to change his will to include his beautiful young granddaughter Pilar, just arrived from Spain, whom none of the family had ever set eyes on before. The family are anxious to insist that the murder was an outside job, but Poirot is equally convinced that it was not.
This is one of the best Poirot mysteries, with lots of interesting characters, especially the delightfuly vivacious, high-spirited and unconventional Pilar, and a cunning murderer to unmask. A real Christmas treat.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book is wonderful, especially to read over the holidays, since it is set at Christmas. The characters are wonderfully developed, and I love how the key to solving the mystery was in the dialogue all along. I wish now that I had paid closer attention to the moustache that Poirot buys and the picture he has placed in his room. Double identity and a great plot twist at the end make this an enticing read.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Isn't it great to read one of Christies books for the first time and know you've found a real gem. Her clues and red herrings have led you to so many theories along the way that you've lost track, given up, admitted you're beaten. All you have left to do is read on where all will be revealed, and you know it's going to be worth the wait. That is how I was with this book. What a great story! A brilliant atmosphere, clues staring you in the face, and a solution that I couldnt have been more satisfied with. Who'd have thought.............well, that would be telling! If you are at all into her work, you are probably going to love this. I think it deserves to be more famous than it is.
Go on, read it! I defy you to work it out.
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Just a killer was stirring...
As the first "adult" book I read, Hercule Poirot's Christmas will always have a place in my heart. In my opinion the Poirot novels are Christie's best. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Jack Heslop
a feeble locked room mystery
To anyone familiar with the locked room puzzles of Ellery Queen and John Dickson Carr, this effort by Christie is facile. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tom Holt
Hercule poroit christmas
Not one of agatha's best. Plodding start, slowly warming towards the end. Read this for book club through gritted teeth. Shame, a great writer.
Published 4 months ago by Jaru
Caught out by the red herrings again
Poirot sets out to solve a gory locked-room murder where all the victim's family are suspects, in this novel which completely misled me with the vast number of red herrings. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
Poirot's perfect Christmas present
Rich elderly patriarch and bully, Simeon Lee, invites his family, some of whom have been estranged for years, to spend a family Christmas together. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Adrenalin Streams
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
When Hercule Poirot is staying with his friend Colonel Johnson for Christmas, you would hope he would have a peaceful holiday. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S Riaz
First Rate Mystery - Not Just for Christmas!
I was a bit hesitant to read this at first, as I don't like seasonal books out of their season (call me strange!), as I read this in March. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by princess_pinchie
deaughters xmas gift
wanted to give as christmas gift to daughter
order arrived in time and in perfect condition
order arrived in time and in perfect condition
Published on 6 Jan 2010 by Mr. Anthony Benson
Christie is always a treat to read
First Sentence: Stephen pulled up the collar of his coat as he walked briskly along the platform.
Elderly, wealthy Simon Lee has gathered his family around him for a... Read more
Elderly, wealthy Simon Lee has gathered his family around him for a... Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by L. J. Roberts
We wish you a bloody Christmas
When most families get together for Christmas, they can end up wanting to kill each other. Most don't actually do it. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2009 by E. A Solinas
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