- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (22 July 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006168892
- ISBN-13: 978-0006168898
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.6 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 777,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘One of the best… her gift for blending the cosy with the macabre has seldom been more in evidence than it is here.’
Elizabeth Bowen, Tatler
‘Told briskly, vivaciously, and with ever-fertile imagination.’
Manchester Evening News
‘One of the better Christies… Don’t miss.’
New York Herald Tribune
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'One of the best! her gift for blending the cosy with the macabre has seldom been more in evidence than it is here.' Elizabeth Bowen, Tatler 'Told briskly, vivaciously, and with ever-fertile imagination.' Manchester Evening News 'One of the better Christies! Don't miss.' New York Herald Tribune
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is one of Agatha Christie's lesser known murder mysteries, which is surprising given the ingenious plot. The criticism that Christie's characters are generally two-dimensional caricatures cannot be levelled here. The fates and intentions of tragic Rosaleen, misguided Rowley Cloade and ambiguous David Hunter will keep you guessing until the final revelation, which will leave you gasping for breath.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Shortly after her second marriage, the former Mrs Underhay finds herself widowed and in possession of her late husband's considerable fortune, a fortune on which several members of his family were counting.
This is a post-war novel, and there are signs in it that the world of safety and comfort is gone forever. Several mentions are made of increasing prices, higher taxation and the like, and the fact that the war has changed everyone, not always for the better.
This is not one of Ms Christie's lighter reads: the book is full of well-drawn characters with complex identities and motivations. It shows that people, no matter how good they may seem, can have conflicting emotions, and that, under the right circumstances, almost anyone can commit the most terrible crimes.
This is a post-war novel, and there are signs in it that the world of safety and comfort is gone forever. Several mentions are made of increasing prices, higher taxation and the like, and the fact that the war has changed everyone, not always for the better.
This is not one of Ms Christie's lighter reads: the book is full of well-drawn characters with complex identities and motivations. It shows that people, no matter how good they may seem, can have conflicting emotions, and that, under the right circumstances, almost anyone can commit the most terrible crimes.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Taken at the flood is a vivaciously told book, a story of romance and murder.
The plot of the murder is hidden by romance full of parts that will make you happy, scared, surprised and even sad.
Some parts even will make you laugh with the thought of "how can anyone do that!"
Travel from London to the country with Hercule Poirot and see if you can crack the murder before him.
The plot of the murder is hidden by romance full of parts that will make you happy, scared, surprised and even sad.
Some parts even will make you laugh with the thought of "how can anyone do that!"
Travel from London to the country with Hercule Poirot and see if you can crack the murder before him.
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A Thoroughly Enjoyable Read
The other reviewers have summed this novel perfectly. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
For myself, I always find it helps to jot the names of Christie's main characters and... Read more
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Published 3 months ago by Dickie III
A ladie's whim
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This is the first BBC dramatisation of Poirot I have listened to. I have to admit that I have most of the Poirot books read by Hugh Frasier or David Suchet. Read more
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Cosy murder.
One of Christie's earlier works this is Poirot at his most scathing yet humourous. She tells the story of Cloade on his second marriage when he dies with no will. Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2008 by Jane Baker
Enjoyable plot, great read.
The story was essentially made up of three portions, and I was amazed at the way the writer managed to link all three together seamlessly. Read more
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