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“Her second best work”
pilar reyes wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It surprised me - rather fresh for such a dark premise. I mean, I was half expecting ghosts and thunder and the sort.”
Cheryl L wrote this review Tuesday, November 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I listened to this read by Hugh Fraser. This is the first time Christie included the supernatural in one of her full-length novels.”
Catherine R wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“بالعربي”
Randah A wrote this review Thursday, August 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Emily Trefussis makes a fantastic protagonist, and even though I remembered most of the salient points I was still stumped as to the how when I reread this. The clues are buried very deep. With the addition of just the right touch of wry humor and unique characters, this is a very strong Christie mystery.”
PhoenixFalls wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“At a seance held at the Willetts' house, the spirit reveals a disquieting message: "Captain Trevelyan... dead... murder." Major Burnaby sets out six miles on foot in the snow to check on his friend. He finds him dead, having been coshed on the head with a sandbag... A host of memorable characters, an interesting storyline, twists and turns in the plot, and the human drama make this a first-rate crime mystery. One of my favourite Christie novels”
ajay ahuja wrote this review Tuesday, January 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Another Agatha Christie classic that begins with a seance that starts with a jolly note during an evening tea party but soon turns grim as it predicts murder of one Captain Trevelyan who was situated miles away from them. One of the participants of the seance, Major Burnaby, a friend of Trevelyan, soon sets to enquire about his pal and he was the first person to make the gruesome discovery. Inspector Narracott is appointed in charge of the case and he soon arrests one of the Captain's nephew, Jim Pearson with all the circumstantial evidences that points to his guilt. But in his mind, he was still not convinced of Jim's crime as is his fiance Emily. Emily, a not-so-easy-to-stop woman befriends a journalist Charles Enderby and these two amateur sleuths starts enquiring the locals about any incident that can help them unravel the crime. This Christie classic was one of my favourites and as I read it for the second time, fully aware of who the criminal is, I just could not help admire the style of the author in throwing the reader off the track while presenting all the details and motives that can help one point out the murderer. A highly entertaining read that ends with the signature Christie style twist.”
already_booked wrote this review Monday, December 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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