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Agatha Christie (Author)
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Publication Date: 18 Aug 2008 | Series: Poirot

An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will…

Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison.

Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows…

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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; Masterpiece edition edition (18 Aug 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007120710
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007120710
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 97,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“Poirot solves another exciting case”
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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison.

Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows…

--This text refers to the Unknown Binding edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Passion explored 11 Feb 2009
By v
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sad Cypress is one of Christie's books which stand out in my memory, and that now and then I fancy reading again. The twist at the end, which is surprising and quite prosaic, the magic of the Christie atmosphere, in between style and tension is there, and the implied importance of heredity and class are almost Victorian!

But the most interesting feature as far as I'm concerned is in the character of Elinore Carlisle. Her skilfully repressed passion and devotion echo a side of the British character that often goes untold, and very possibly hints to the passionate side of Agatha Christie herself, who wrote romantic novels under the name of Mary Westmacott, and loved her first husband Archie Christie so intensely as to actually lose her mind temporarily when he left her for another woman (she experienced a brief "fugue" where she lost her memory and signed into a hotel with the name of her husband's new flame).

As for plot, narration does feel somewhat disjointed as the story is narrated in retrospective, and in parts through letters, but it really does work, and the ending doesn't disappoint.
Poirot joins the story quite late, which makes for a change.

Elinor Carlisle remains one of my favourite Christie women.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Diehard Fans Can't Be Wrong! 10 April 2007
By C. Knowles VINE™ VOICE
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This book is cited as a favourite perhaps more than any other by hardcore Christie fans, and with good reason. It's outstanding in the Christie catalogue. Beautifully written (for this type of book anyway!) and the most emotionally engaging and affecting of all her work, it's an absolute gem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad Cypress 2 Dec 2000
By Jamie Black
Format:Audio Cassette
I am one of those people who has every tape and can say that this is probably the best. I would recommend it to any one who has the least interest in Crime/Thriller. John Moffat plays the part as Poirot brilliantly as usual.
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