Fiction - Cozy Murder Mystery
This is one of the great Christie novels. Pure enjoyment. Such fun. A blessing in my life. It is one of the more famous Christie stories and deservedly so. Multiple movies and tv series have attempted to portray it.
I
liked the first murder victim a lot. She seems like such a cool
character - separating from an abusive husband, working for a living,
staying married/faithful to her undeserving husband and even financially
supporting him off & on. Strong and highly principled. Sharp
tongued and in charge of herself, but still caring for others in her way.
The novel features Poirot and Hastings again. Hastings is apparently visiting from Africa, where he lives with his wife. The wife remains in Africa tending their ranch, so Hasting functions in his old capacity as Poirot's right-hand man. Hasting also narrates this novel with a first person account; I was thrown off a few times thinking Poirot was speaking/thinking.
This was a great poolside novel with good chapter breaks. I even took it out of the pool bag a few times to continue reading at home - rare & high praise! Interesting and likeable characters abound. My suspicions about the conclusion were aroused but I was guessing until the end. An easy and enjoyable novel!
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