A review by readerette
The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

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

3.5

I don't think I can recommend this over Agatha Christie's direct works. It's not bad, and it has all the elements of a Poirot story the dame wrote herself, but it seemed to me that the drama of this one came not enough from Poirot's discoveries and keeping the reader in the dark, and too much from the other characters, particularly during the reveal. 

Christie has a flair for the dramatic but I think is story went just a tad overboard. 

She also often has a standout or surprising character involved in the crime and none of these characters really surprised me. The character development was typical of a Christie mystery but lacked a bit of punch.
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