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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
82. Published in 1956, we, the reader are treated with a Hercule Poirot story minus Hastings (he appears fine and dandy, just briefly mentioned). An author enlists the aid of Poirot when she becomes hired to write a story for a game of clue. Since the board game appeared in 1949, I am going to guess that it inspired the author for the story for this book. I always am delighted and amazed with this authors mysteries as I can never guess before the reveal who the culprit or culprits are.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Some loose ends at the end of the novel. Hercule solved the mystery up to a certain point, but how were George and Hattie planning to reunite? Everything is still a bit muddled.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I unexpectedly enjoyed this book! I have to say I'm not that keen on stories involving Ariadne Oliver but this one is an exception.
This crime novel has everything you expect from an Agatha Christie's book: quite a few suspicious characters, red herrings, twists and an ending I would never have got right. Agatha Christie had me guessing right until she revealed the identity of who committed the crime(s). Even Poirot found it difficult to resolve this crime mystery!
It was hard to put the book down.