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“Mind candy.”
Nicoline S wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I listened to this read by Hugh Fraser. Poirot is called to France by Paul Renauld, but when he gets there, Mr Renauld has been killed ...”
Catherine R wrote this review Friday, September 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is Agatha Christie's third novel, second Poirot mystery. It's the first one that I read, so while I don't remember it very well, it's considered one of her best mysteries.”
Sarah F wrote this review Thursday, August 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Listened to as an audiobook, this story was too complicated to follow, with surprise characters and far out motives. Not a favorite Christie by any means.”
Lou H wrote this review Sunday, June 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Inspector Poirot figured it all out again. Go figure. It was not the butler.”
Shannon C wrote this review Saturday, May 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is Agatha's one of the earliest mystery books, third (Some lists this to be her second book) and Poirot's second appearance.
Anu wrote this review Tuesday, March 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The plot line is not dramatically mysterious. Though there are many suspects in the story, the criminal can be deduced or at least successfully narrowed down by the “mere matter of methods” just after three quarters through the book.
What is more interesting is the way how Christie has drawn attention to the fact that the famous Poirot but for his extraordinary mystery solving capability and orderliness is like any other human being filled with likes, dislikes, envy, revenge, flaunt.
Plot wise, it is about the murder a wealthy man who gets kidnapped from his own bedroom and is found dead on the golf links near his house. His wife, son, mistress, mystery belle(a), foreigners with beards and numerous more are suspects and they all have strong motives.
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“Kentucky Reader said: 3 stars
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Saturday, January 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is the second book of the Hercules Poriot series. A wealthy man is found buried on the new golf course being developed behind his home and the man's wife is found bound and gagged in their bedroom. The several live-in servants heard nothing. As usual in a Christie mystery, there is no lack of suspects and the crime appears to be solved several times before the truth is revealed.
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“This mystery novel is about a man who is found stabbed to death on the golf course directly behind his house. Famous detective Herclue Poirot is brought in to solve the case. The man's wife, son, and girlfriend all have motives, and Poirot must figure out which one did it. This book reminded me of all old-fashioned mysteries and I recommend it to readers who like that genre.”
Ms. Hamilton wrote this review Sunday, December 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Yes, I read it. No, I don't remeber. I bet it has to do with golf!”
Amy M wrote this review Friday, September 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed this book. In fact I have to say this has to be one of my favorites written by Agatha Christie. I recently set the goal of reading all of Christie's mysteries startig with the first published and working on form there.”
semehrens wrote this review Thursday, July 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
