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The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

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remmerich1's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing fast-paced

5.0

An excellent mystery! There's a really interesting difference in tone between this and Christie's later work- it is dedicated to her husband at the time, and it lacks some of the cynicism of later stories. This one is full of love, and the mystery unfolds in a way which pays tribute to that love, in way very different to, for example, Death on the Nile. Nevertheless, Christie's eye for human nature is evident here, and, as ever, her plotting is exquisite. Each turn and twist (and there were a great many!) fits perfectly together in the end. And Hercule Poirot stands at the centre, the master detective, smoking knowingly, hinting at the most important clues, dismissing red herrings, coyly putting together all the pieces far ahead of everyone else (his contest with Giraud, a celebrated young detective who dismissed Poirot, is very satisfying!) I really loved this one

veronadeau's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

llysenw's review against another edition

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3.0

The second Poirot. I think she overcorrected a bit from the first one. The trader doesn't need to have any special knowledge but they're are one or two too many red herrings. Even that's okay. The most annoying thing us the dynamic between some of the characters, especially the sexes. Hastings purposes marriage to a girl whose name he doesn't even know just because she's pretty. Ditto a couple other characters.

eleanormia96's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.75

lauraborkpower's review against another edition

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3.0

It was wonderful to find that a new Poirot audiobook had been added to Audible. It's narrated by Hugh Fraser--second only to David Suchet--and a Hastings' first-person novel. These are not usually my favorite but I got to hear about his meeting of Cindarella, his wife-to-be, which was terrific since whenever he refers to his wife by her nickname in other books, I never really got it. The story was fun, had some twists and red herrings, and I enjoyed it quite a bit!