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sienaemelene's review against another edition
5.0
My absolute favorite of Christie’s works I’ve read. This will be one I read again.
allienine's review against another edition
1.0
Una storia di spionaggio che vira più verso il thriller che verso il giallo nel senso stretto del termine, mi ha ricordato Avversario Segreto letto qualche tempo fa. Purtroppo rispetto ad altri titoli dell'autrice l'ho trovato confusionario e prolisso, caratteristiche che si possono riscontrare in altri suoi lavori precoci (questo é stato il suo quinto romanzo, pubblicato nel 1925, ben 14 anni prima rispetto al suo capolavoro Dieci piccoli indiani), e in definitiva, mi ha annoiata a morte. Unica nota di merito, il personaggio di Virginia Revel, personaggio femminile carismatico, intelligente, affascinante e manipolatore, di una modernità quasi sconcertante e al centro delle scene più divertenti dell'opera (come dimenticare il tentativo di ricatto dei primi capitoli
urwa's review against another edition
3.0
absolutely hate to say it but this one was kinda... disappointing :-(
lisa123457's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
4.25
softstarrynights's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
riyaa_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-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
4.5
starving1's review against another edition
Not murder focused, too much romance and character driven.
mascha_blue's review against another edition
4.0
Anthony Cade is a young man who makes a living as well as he can while seeking out his next great adventure. An old friend offers him a simple task to do for a nice amount of money, and Anthony agrees. The task is to deliver to a publisher the memoirs written by a statesman of Herzoslovakia, a fictional country where monarchists are battling populists. Anthony's effort becomes complicated by these competing groups who are ready to kill to advance their side's ambitions.
Anthony teams up with a scrappy Englishwoman and together they head off to Chimneys, one of those Edwardian manor houses where politics were negotiated in 1925, the year this book was published. Murder ensues, and nobody seems to be who they claim they are, including Anthony Cade.
Anthony teams up with a scrappy Englishwoman and together they head off to Chimneys, one of those Edwardian manor houses where politics were negotiated in 1925, the year this book was published. Murder ensues, and nobody seems to be who they claim they are, including Anthony Cade.