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hillarym's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-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? Yes
4.0
gfisher1's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
edlib's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the unusual pace of this story. “The Why” is the crucial point and human nature the tipping point.
A famous painter having yet another affair is murdered and all the evidence says it was undeniably his long suffering wife. She has motive and confessed to the crime. Their five year old daughter is sent away and the case is closed.
Sixteen years later their daughter asks Poirot about her parents. He interviews everyone involved in the case. Then he gets the five witnesses to the crime to write their own account of what happened the day of the murder.
In the book we get the five written accounts, the same day, five times. And Poirot has found inaccuracies in these accounts. But, how could the wife be innocent? And why did she confess?
This is an outstanding mystery and so much fun. Christie knew how to write psychology in mysteries so that it is a clever knot to unravel, rather than a manufactured & manipulative trick.
A famous painter having yet another affair is murdered and all the evidence says it was undeniably his long suffering wife. She has motive and confessed to the crime. Their five year old daughter is sent away and the case is closed.
Sixteen years later their daughter asks Poirot about her parents. He interviews everyone involved in the case. Then he gets the five witnesses to the crime to write their own account of what happened the day of the murder.
In the book we get the five written accounts, the same day, five times. And Poirot has found inaccuracies in these accounts. But, how could the wife be innocent? And why did she confess?
This is an outstanding mystery and so much fun. Christie knew how to write psychology in mysteries so that it is a clever knot to unravel, rather than a manufactured & manipulative trick.
ellie_cripps's review against another edition
4.0
Even a not especially brilliant Poirot story is a complete pleasure to read, Agatha Christie, what an icon.
lloffe's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-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
booksboozeandsausagedogs's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
lafaycttc's review against another edition
3.0
Pas le meilleur Christie que j'ai lu, mais sympa quand même. Je pense que c'est dû au découpage de la narration, assez particulier. J'avais deviné le 1er dénouement, mais sa seconde partie est bien pensée et surprend.
Une enquête tout de même fascinante, jouant sur les souvenirs d'un meurtre s'étant passé 16 ans plus tôt et d'une suspecte que tout (et tous) accusait.
Une enquête tout de même fascinante, jouant sur les souvenirs d'un meurtre s'étant passé 16 ans plus tôt et d'une suspecte que tout (et tous) accusait.
albanueva's review against another edition
3.0
I thought I had the solution, but obviously I did not!! 😂