

It was still good, exspecially near the end. " I'm becoming a Poirot junkie ) " - Elizabeth, " It's an interesting book, not as good as some of her's I've read, a bit overlong but interesting none the less. Permit that I straighten him.") and the complexity of the plot is enjoyable. " Poirot is at his Poirot-est ("Pardon, but your tie is not symmetrical. Hastings finding love was an unexpected development: mid-40's stodgy British man hooks up with early 20's acrobat performer, who somehow finds him irresistible. " This one will keep you guessing, with some interesting twists and quite a surprise at the end. There are several twists and turns in this one, some I never saw coming. " A very good Hercule Poirot mystery, among Christie's earliest. " Really quite enjoyed it, lots of twists and turns. " Loads of fun, and the mystery was really well executed, as always. " The book starts well and it has a twisted twist ending,but the narrative loses pace in the middle " - Krishna, I enjoy the Poirot stories a lot thus far and am looking forward to reading about Marple at some point. " I am trying (not sure if I will live long enough to read them all at the rate I'm going) to read all of Christie's books in the order in which she wrote them.

" The classic "Whodunit", a bit old-fashioned with a solid layer of patina. Well-plotted, if not deep, story with the delightful Poirot and Hastings making a great team. " The second in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series.

Regardless, Poirot & Hastings are charming and fun. It works, but it also seems slightly overdone. " Christie packed in a lot of twists and redirections. I think it is up there as one of my all-time favorites of Agatha Christie. Great read and significant when going through all the Poirots books chronologically. Starts out very well, few surprises here and there as usual and the ending is pretty surprising. " Another great Poirot book from Christie. " An enjoyable mystery solved by the inimitable Poirot. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.
