A review by coffee_addict_artemis
Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
4.0
I recently discovered Poirot mysteries for myself and so far I've enjoyed all of them. Lord Edgware Dies was no exception. This is once again a cleverly crafted mystery with a mostly surprising ending; Christie did what she does best, write a novel I did not want to put down and I would love to give the novel a higher rating.
Sadly Agatha Christie let some of her prejudice or dated world view flow into her writing: the novel introduces multiple "Rich Jews" who exist only to be rich and surrounded by other rich people with a place in high society. If I recall correctly one of them is also described to play with lose change that he keeps in his pockets. This certainly made me reduce my rating to "only" four stars.
Sadly Agatha Christie let some of her prejudice or dated world view flow into her writing: the novel introduces multiple "Rich Jews" who exist only to be rich and surrounded by other rich people with a place in high society. If I recall correctly one of them is also described to play with lose change that he keeps in his pockets. This certainly made me reduce my rating to "only" four stars.
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism