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Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie

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ofclumsywords's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

While once again it's proven that Agatha Christie is the queen of mystery, I found this book a little hard to follow. With so many different characters flitting in and out of the chapters it was sometimes hard to keep up. Then you find out later on that some of the characters were the same people in disguise made it even more confusing to untagle the web of mystery. This is a book that needs to be read more than once to really get down who everyone was. I did appreciate the fact that Christie summed up the book with a letter written by the killer (something that I am realizing is becoming a theme with Christie's works). The letter helped putting two and two together and further understand why the murder took place and how they pulled it off.

Of the characters who didn't constantly change their face, Frankie was by far my favorite. Plucky is a great definition for Frankie and she isn't like the typical Earl's daughters that you meet in period films and books. She dove right in and began to solve the mystery herself and even though she was an amateur detective, she did have really good ideas and the murder was solved in the end. Bobby and Frankie were a good team and worked well together to get the job done and make it fun joining them on a wild adventure.

snarayan98's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mangoschneider's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I actually only got halfway through this book, I'm just not feeling it and I need something faster paced. I will read it fully at some point but right now I'm kinda restless and I need a fast paced book.

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

this almost felt like a cozy mystery? this was very different than Christie’s other books imo. it felt kinda like a caricature of a christie book? it was still pretty entertaining and the two main characters were very fun

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