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A review by gautamgopalk
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie
mysterious
slow-paced
2.0
Published in the United Kingdom in 1940, during the second world war, this murder mystery crime thriller by Dame Agatha Christie has different names depending on the edition and place of publication - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe in the UK, The Patriotic Murders and An Overdose of Death in the US. This book is a product of its time which is evident by the presence of overtly fascist, leftist and conservative characters along with political themes of economic conservatism and fight against fascism creeping into the narrative (and eventually dominating the plot). Fictional detective Hercule Poirot who has considerably aged, slowly unravels the mystery, while Chief Inspector Japp makes his final appearance.
The setting of the murder(s) is promising where a dentist gets murdered in his office and the list of patients who showed up on that fateful day are deemed suspects. The story quickly veers off into a dull narrative with Hercule Poirot waiting for the most part for something else to occur to help him understand what happened. An important clue towards the identity of the murderer turns out to be a buckle on a shoe (which ties in with the title) but its revelation doesn't generate any excitement. All the characters are uninteresting and that sadly includes the murderer. The pacing is incredibly slow and the book is somewhat of a disappointment for fans of Agatha Christie.
The setting of the murder(s) is promising where a dentist gets murdered in his office and the list of patients who showed up on that fateful day are deemed suspects. The story quickly veers off into a dull narrative with Hercule Poirot waiting for the most part for something else to occur to help him understand what happened. An important clue towards the identity of the murderer turns out to be a buckle on a shoe (which ties in with the title) but its revelation doesn't generate any excitement. All the characters are uninteresting and that sadly includes the murderer. The pacing is incredibly slow and the book is somewhat of a disappointment for fans of Agatha Christie.