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frommyshelves's review against another edition
mysterious
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
Her last book? Very repetitive and plot weak
bethpeninger's review against another edition
3.0
In this final Tommy and Tuppence mystery, the Beresfords have moved into a charming house in an English village. They are ready and eager to settle into a slower pace of life. Accompanying the house was leftover furniture, bric-a-brac, and books. So, in addition to the work that needs to be done to the house to bring it up to proper standards, Tommy and Tuppence find themselves sorting through the things left behind by the previous owner. As Tuppence casually reads a book she found she discovers a code of sorts written within the book, "Mary Jordan did not die naturally." That is all it takes for Tuppence to start sleuthing around. Who was Mary Jordan? Why did the coder say she didn't die naturally? Tommy is dismissive at first but soon Tuppence is asking too many good questions for him to ignore that there is a story, a mystery, to uncover. But it's what one would call a cold case, however, it seems some people still remember the circumstances all too vividly and are keen to keep anyone else from finding out what really happened to Mary Jordan and why.
Part of the charm of the Beresfords is their personal interactions with each other. Tommy is so delightfully enamored with Tuppence and she disarms him constantly with her innocent guile and cleverness. Even after many. many years of marriage. I also appreciate the way Christie utilizes lay people to solve mysteries and the Beresfords fall neatly into that category.
Part of the charm of the Beresfords is their personal interactions with each other. Tommy is so delightfully enamored with Tuppence and she disarms him constantly with her innocent guile and cleverness. Even after many. many years of marriage. I also appreciate the way Christie utilizes lay people to solve mysteries and the Beresfords fall neatly into that category.
auntmine84's review against another edition
3.0
This one wasn’t as bad as everyone seems to think it was. The mystery wasn’t as complex as Christie’s other books, but it was still interesting.
maisieb14's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
huberdina's review against another edition
4.0
Vertaling van: Postern of Fate. Erg leuk door alle kinderboeken die er in genoemd worden.
sheep17's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
chrisannee's review against another edition
4.0
Patchy but fascinating. An admirable attempt. The mystery was interesting but the nesting of it needed work. I gather it was one of her final books and largely dictated. At the same time it was delightful to see T&T's progressing relationship. I thought it was delightfully realistic of an older couple's complacent, yet happy, familiarity with each other. For that---4 stars.
buckperk's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Teddy and Tuppence are charming and loving and talk waaaaaayy too much. The book could have been over in 20 pages. But, it's a slice of life into old age and colonialism of great war spies turned an English countryside couple.
jlb1234's review against another edition
2.0
The conversations and back and forth are fascinating but for the first time in my entire life I came away from a mystery still confused about wtf was happening.