I have actually listened to that the family of Christie desired to improve a few of her stories to get even more individuals interested. What a full error. One — they do not call for to make one alteration to what Dame Agatha produced. If they think this will definitely generate a lot more profits for their good life, afterwards they really do not acknowledge her capability or appeal to start with.
That is a pity. Her family could actually actually turn off the dedicated fans they presently have. These 4 tales were definitely terrible. Loved each and every part of this book. I will definitely recommend this book to fiction, mystery lovers. Your Rating:. Your Comment:. I will note that the David Suchet televised version of this story takes a twist that turns it back into a more typical Poirot mystery and I think I liked that version better than Christie's own.
If you are starting in the Poirot series do not start here because this isn't a good example of what the Poirot books are. If you read it and love it you may be disappointed with future books where Poirot is at places like Styles solving the poisoning of an old woman.
If you hate this book because it is so zany and more James Bond-esque you will be missing out on an amazing opportunity to determine if Poirot is a detective you can enjoy. If you are reading this book as part of a series read then I think you will either love the novelty of it, as some do with the musical episodes of television series, or, like me, you will roll your eyes, accept it exists, and hope that the Queen of Mystery got that out of her system and won't ruin another Poirot mystery by trying to turn it into a super-spy thriller story.
Poirot isn't James Bond and I don't want him to be. I want to see Poirot being Poirot. That is what he is good at and that is why I keep coming back again and again for more. I have to admit, I outwardly groaned when it began that Captain Hastings was the narrator of the book. He was not my favorite. However, this book was like a character arc for him. This was a clever story that is unlike other Hercules Poirot story that I have read. I highly recommend it if you like spy novels.
Amy Elizabeth. Always a delight. On to the next Christie mystery. Going to finsh the lot in S Sri. With a tilt of the hat to Sherlock Holmes this book is a grand conspiracy in the manner of a chess game where all parties follow rules and are non brutal criminals. Still, it's reassuring that even Mrs Christi cannot swing a convincing grand conspiracy. My least favorite Agatha Christie book Poirot works better in a tradional mystery setting someone dies, there are clues, people get questioned, mystery gets solved.
Characters are still amazing. The Plot just wasn't up to her usual quality. Plot is a bit far-fetched, but good fun as I remember, though modern readers may be taken aback by some of Christie's obvious prejudices.
I read a few of Christie's detective series featuring Hercule Poirot in my wayward youth, but now I'm working my way through them in order. This entry finds the funny little Belgian with the "little gray cells" up against a vast international conspiracy called The Big Four.
It takes all of Poirot's ingenuity and even a little help from the dim-witted Hastings back in London for a visit, having left the wife he met and married in [Murder on the Links] back in Argentina. As usual, Christie's plotting is first-rate. I was intrigued by the structure of the book, which is almost a series of interconnected stories more accurately nearly standalone chapters leading up to the big denouement. I am a huge Agatha Christie fan and I absolutely adore Hercule Poirot, but this book fell flat for me.
It seemed that Dame Agatha tried too much with this one. There were so many conspiracies going on and so many plot twists, that Hastings wasn't the only clueless person around.
Plus all of the times that Poirot foiled the plots of the Big Four, but did not manage to capture them, made the story appear to drag on forever.
International intrigue and homicides notwithstanding, absolutely ridiculous plot and characters. It's hard to believe that this came from the same author who gave is, 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'! I love the Grand Dame of mystery, and Hercule Poirot is one of my favorites.
His adventures can be quite different from each other, but this is the first Poirot book I've read where Christie indulged in her secret criminal conspiracy plot device.
She clearly had a fondness for spy intrigue and shady evil organizations, and I've read some of her other books that develop this theme, but never with Poirot before.
While I find her books in this vein entertaining, I do prefer her more pure mysteries. The evil masterminds strike me as cartoony and unbelievable.
I am being harsh - I like Noir style mysteries, and the Thin Man series, and they have many traits in common, but I suppose I am happier when Christie is spinning out a web of lies and deceit in an intimate setting of family and friends, rather than crafting spy capers.
To leave meandering, and address this particular book, I did enjoy it, and read through it in only two days. The story reunites Poirot with his old friend Hastings, who serves as a wonderful foil to his sleuthing. Hastings rightly points out Poirot's arrogance and finicky ways, but consistently overestimates his own talents and intelligence, and is righteously indignant when anyone points out his flaws especially in comparison with Poirot. Nonetheless, the two men are close friends, and the story begins with Hastings embarked on a surprise visit.
He lives in South America, but is in England for business. Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper?
If one man does not make a move, the other must, and by permitting the adversary to make the attack one learns something about him. Poirot enters the world of international espionage in this novel created from a reworked collection of short stories.
The original stories were published in and it was in that Agatha Christie, in need of a new book, gathered them together with the help of her brother-in-law and submitted them to her publisher.
The story became a graphic novel in , illustrated by Alain Paillou, and published in France. Forgot Password. Close Reset Password. Processing Please Don't Refresh the Page. Play Sample. Give as a Gift Send this book as a Gift! Book Rating 8. Date: February Duration: 5 hours 33 minutes.
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