A review by mysteriousnorse
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie

3.0

3.5 Stars
So, my biggest problem with this is that
Spoilerthis is the same setup and payoff as [b:Peril at End House|16424|Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327938128l/16424._SY75_.jpg|2991011]... Woman wants to get away with murder, involves Poirot to cover, and is ultimately undone. True, the crime and complications are quite different, but I thought it was a bit too similar since this book follows directly
. Also, Hastings is really an idiot. I'm used to defending Sherlock's Watson because I don't think he's an idiot, but Hastings is so near the Nigel Bruce version of Watson's level of idiocy that it makes my head spin. Anyway, I'd have liked it more if I hadn't been reading in order. Next up due to availability, I jump ahead nine novels to [b:Appointment with Death|16363|Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)|Agatha Christie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1308808730l/16363._SY75_.jpg|2773090]!