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Le Secret de Chimneys by Agatha Christie

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katy_bee's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

A decent enough murder mystery, with some political intrigue mixed in. I guessed bits of the mystery but there were some twists and turns along the way as well.

Battle isn't as character as Poirot or Marple but the bones of the plot hold up well enough.

A lot of colonial era racism which made for an uncomfortable read.

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starry098's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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bloomingpear's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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heathland's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I would love to give this book 4 stars, it was very enjoyable but so complicated at times! Lots of names and it was hard to keep track of who was who.
The ending was brilliant, however, and I was partly right! Which I'm pleased about haha

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ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Requires a heavy suspension of disbelief but liked the main characters. Lots of casual rascism typical of the time period it was written in.

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babblingbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Starting to think every single book Agatha Christie wrote has a marriage proposal! This one had some very overt racism, that I wonder if has been edited out of more recent editions (the copy I read was published in 1956).

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