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A review by mrsbooknerd
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie
3.0
I mean, I'm sure we've all considered murdering a family member during the Christmas period but few of us have yet to cross the line...
There were elements of this book that I loved. Not heavy with a complex plot but mainly character driven, it was a great mental work out trying to work out what made each character tick and to determine their possible motivations and lies.
Everyone seemed suspicious, and yet this is one of the first Christie books where I've guessed the killer. It just felt quite heavy handed and obvious once it had been introduced. Each time something relating to it was mentioned I almost rolled my eyes - at Agatha Christie, can you imagine! There were red herrings but I felt that they were almost there to give us some variations on the killer's motivation or story than as a credible substitute for the actual killer.
There were elements of this book that I loved. Not heavy with a complex plot but mainly character driven, it was a great mental work out trying to work out what made each character tick and to determine their possible motivations and lies.
Everyone seemed suspicious, and yet this is one of the first Christie books where I've guessed the killer. It just felt quite heavy handed and obvious once it had been introduced. Each time something relating to it was mentioned I almost rolled my eyes - at Agatha Christie, can you imagine! There were red herrings but I felt that they were almost there to give us some variations on the killer's motivation or story than as a credible substitute for the actual killer.