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The ABC Murders (Poirot) [Kindle Edition]

Agatha Christie (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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“There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie”
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 462 KB
  • Print Length: 244 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 042513024X
  • Publisher: Harper; Masterpiece ed edition (14 Oct 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0046RE5CM
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #15,876 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.8 out of 5 stars
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Christie at her best 21 Feb 2001
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Fans of Christie have marvelled at the 'quaint english country village with a dark secret' stories that we have known and loved for years. What a delightful departure in the ABC Murders. A brutal serial killer goades Hercule Poirot with clues as to the next victim, but he always arrives too late to save them. Why has the killer chosen to write to Hercule Poirot? What have the victims got in common? When will the killer strike again? A very clever and thoroughly enjoyable read.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative 12 Mar 2007
By L. Hay VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
This is Dame Agatha at her best. A series of apparently motiveless murders connected only by the victim's initials, and copies of the "ABC of London" being left at the scene of the crimes. The readers attention is kept to the end. Certainly not a time waster for Christie fans. An enduring classic.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Poirot I have read. 6 Jun 2001
By W. O'NEILL
Format:Paperback
A fiendish puzzle, revolving around a series of totally random alphabetical murders and a sinister calling card of an ABC railway guide. Poirot has to be at this best to solve this superb mystery. The plot is exciting and the twists will keep you going right up to the end.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The ABC Murders 24 Aug 2012
By S Riaz HALL OF FAME TOP 10 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Kindle Edition
This is one of the most interesting Poirot mysteries. It is 1935 and Hastings has returned from Argentina to visit - will he and Poirot get to hunt a murderer again? Poirot is concerned by an anonymous letter he has received, stating, "look out for Andover, on the 21st of the month." It is signed simply, "ABC". When an elderly woman, named Ascher, is found murdered in her little newsagent shop, Poirot and Hastings become involved in a case which is different to any they have faced before. It seems a homicidal maniac is striking victims at random, based only on the first letters of their name and the place that they live. An ABC railway guide is always placed on or near the vitim. As the bodies mount, the families and friends of the victims propose working with Poirot, to help solve the case.

This novel shows why Agatha Christie is still the best crime writer of all time. The book may be set in the 1930's, but she has such an understanding of human nature and her plot and characters all stand the test of time. Her books never drag, are always immensely readable and Poirot - well, he is simply the best fictional detective ever created. Enjoy!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Christie! 8 Aug 2007
By CharlieJB
Format:Paperback
This is one of my favourite Agatha Christie Poirot mysteries. A great story that is very cleverly written to misdirect you as to 'whodunnit' leading to a satisfying ending where Poirot reveals all. For crime fiction fans this is well worth reading.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very unusual Christie story. Brilliant! 4 Jan 2011
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
An unknown person challenges Poirot to solve murders of unconnected people by means of a series of letters, one letter sent before each murder.

A tobacconist with the initials A.A. is duly murdered in Andover and a waitress with the initials B.B. is strangled at Bexhill-on-Sea a month later. Poirot receives a third letter threatening a third murder in Churston, Devon.

How far will the series of murders continue before Poirot discovers the killer's identity and the reason for the murderous procession through the alphabet?

ABC Murders is brilliantly original, unusual and inspirational for many similar serial-crime stories of other UK and US crime writers, and noteworthy for a concise masterpiece of exposition by Poirot near the story's end on the rationale behind serial murder and the reasons why this series was different.

Quite simply, brilliant! So too is the TV equivalent featuring David Suchet which, along with other episodes, painstakingly reproduces much 1930s period detail.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A good and different approach to Poirot 19 Feb 2011
By J. R. Johnson-Rollings
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This Poirot novel, narrated by Captain Hastings, differs somewhat from the norm. The killer has written to Poirot to announce his act in advance, and so the famous detective joins the hunt.

This is an interesting book, as Hastings chooses to narrate some of the action in the third person - something he's not done before - which I initially found quite an odd move on Christie's part, as it distracted from the flow, and by telling the reader about the murderer removed us from the mystery of who done.

This has to be one of the best Poirot books in the set. The action moves at a good pace and there is a wide range of characters who avoid the usual stereotypes. Christie even drops in a few in jokes about detective fiction. The plot is surprisingly complex and lulls the reader into a false sense of security - and though my thinking towards the end was close to the concussion, I failed to work things out before the big reveal.

A good entry in the series, and something nice to quickly read and get me back into a reading mood after some disappointments.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite possibly Christie's best work 30 May 2009
By Norman Cheeseworthy TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
I've only read about seven Poirot novels so far, a number of which I consider to be quite weak, but this is simply superb! More twists than a twisty thing, and a really good ending which you just wouldn't guess in a million years. I would recommend this as a starting point for anyone wishing to get into Poirot - its an easy read, and you won't want to put it down until you get to the last page.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Very good used book, added to my collection, to be read but can be sure it will be a good read
Published 2 months ago by O
5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie at her best
Another classic from the Queen of murder mystery herself. Serial killer at large!! can Poirot save the day?? Yet another book I couldn't put down. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Serenity De Arth
5.0 out of 5 stars Slightly different, but nine the worse for that
This book is slightly different to most of the Poirot stories, in that the identity of the murdered is made clear very early on. Or is it? Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. D. R. Goodman
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This is one of the best Agatha Christie books I've ever read and I've read this book loads of times. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. A. L. Maddocks
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Poirot's best
The ABC Murders is by far one of the best Poirot novels I have read. The story is woven brilliantly with a cast of characters that seem unimportant, yet end up being really quite... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Aaron
5.0 out of 5 stars The ABC Murders
Agatha Christie books are always excellent, and the ABC murders is no exception. I did not want it to end!
Published 5 months ago by Daniel Hodges
5.0 out of 5 stars great play
fab quality of recording great sound and the performers are fantistic holding ur attention for the full length of the play recomended to any agatha christie fan
Published 5 months ago by kenton
5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie ABC Murders
A good story for Agatha Christie fans, Hercule Poirot solves the mystery of various murders, using the clues provided by the killer from a train timetable.
Published 10 months ago by Beryl Jean
3.0 out of 5 stars Where was he?
The story is good but not the best Poirot story.
I felt Poirot could have been left out of this book altogether and it wouldn't have made much difference to the feel of the... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling from beginning to end
Impossible to put down...Finished it in 3 days. One of her finest books ever! A must read for all of her fans out there.
Published 12 months ago by pengi
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