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Peril at End House: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie

14 reviews

ameydireads's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

“To hunt down a murderer after a crime has been committed–c'est tout simple! Or at least it is simple to one of my ability. The murderer has, so to speak, signed his name by committing the crime. But here there is no crime–and what is more we do not want a crime. To detect a crime before it has been committed–that is indeed of a rare difficulty.”

A Poirot story with a little twist I really enjoyed. After meeting Nick Buckley, he is convinced her life is in danger and puts himself on the case, even though he is retired. His speciality lies, however, in finding the criminal after a crime has been committed But rest assured, a crime will be committed, putting Poirot in his comfort zone again.

“Our original task was to ensure the safety of Mademoiselle. Our task now is a much simpler one–a task with which we are well acquainted. It is neither more nor less than the hunting down of a murderer.”

“You call that simpler?”

“Certainly it is simpler. The murderer has, as I said the other day, signed his name to the crime. He has come out into the open.”

I honestly suspected everyone except the real culprit. I really thought I was onto something, but the ending was great and Poirot’s theatrics sealed the deal! Once again, all the puzzle pieces fall into place at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

scythe_2006's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction

pedanther's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Sexism, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

charmainslibrary's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

maiamill's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing 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? No

3.0

It’s a silly little mystery book. I love me some Agatha Christie as a palate cleanser between more serious books. Not a fan of the antisemitic comments, though

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, and Antisemitism

camilla_perotti's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicide

itsalina's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Book fifteen in my personal read through of Agatha Christie in publication order! The mystery was especially good and hard to predict in this one. If the characters were more likeable it might have  been in the running to be one of my all time favorites. Though I did find Hastings more tolerable than usual in this one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

I loved it so much, it showed Poirot as a human and Hastings was really great as a sidekick. Also I knew the ending already XD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide