I just LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this mystery novel starring Hercule Poirot and his close friend Arthur Hastings. The novel, I believe, is narrated by Hastings, the same narrator introduced in Poirot's first novel, The Mysterious Affair At Styles.
I usually find Christie's Miss Marple novels to be more delightful, more charming, more satisfying than those starring Hercule Poirot. But this one is definitely an exception. I just loved it from cover to cover.
This mystery, for the most part, occurs in France. And it just works really, really well. I don't want to say too much about the mystery itself. I mean the less you know the better...but you really should give Agatha Christie a try!
© 2011 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
I really must read some Agatha Christie...
ReplyDeleteBecky, I loved it, too! And I am a big fan of Poirot! If you'd like to see what I wrote, it is here:
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Oh, I just started reading Christie, recently. I'm living the cover on this one.
ReplyDeleteI love Poirot! I even like the old Poirot reruns that play sometimes on PBS!
ReplyDeleteI love this book! I've also started an Agatha Christie page on my blog and this one is definitely on my next to re-read list :)
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