emeralddoha's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
saluki's review against another edition
4.0
Lord Edgware is murdered shortly after his wife, Jane Wilkinson, has openly confessed to Poirot and Hastings that she would love to bump him off because he won't agree to a divorce. She is the obvious suspect but the time of Lord Edgware's death coincides with a dinner gathering that Lady Edgware attends with twelve friends. So Jane's alibi is cemented and Poirot must exercise his grey cells.
There are suspects aplenty in this whodunnit and multiple murders. For us, and our unreliable biographer Captain Hastings, it's even more perplexing because famed actors and actresses are involved plus the common assortment of family, friends and servants. So many twists and people with possible intent that, for me, anyone could have done it... particularly because Lord Edgware was an unpleasant person.
Another engrossing mystery where I was clueless!
kitpotter's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
camille_abelanet's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
coffee_and_chapters's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This was a good Poirot mystery, but it wasn’t the most captivating of all the ones I have read so far.
kina_tan's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Agatha Christie has blown my mind yet again with another of her fiendish mystery. I don't know why I didn't see that coming (I am usually pretty good when it comes to piecing together clues & guess the culprit before the grand relevation). I thoroughly enjoy this book but has to deduct 0.5 🌟 bcs of the blatantly racist remarks in the first few chapters. What can I say, she really was the product of her time. An upper class wealthy white lady no less.
martarohner's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
ms_gouldbourne's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
As always, a fantastic outing for Poirot and Hastings! I will never have anything bad to say about the Queen of Crime - she's beloved for a reason, and Lord Edgware Dies is just another example of her genius.