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strahinja's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
retswerb's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A couple of twists, a victim mourned by nobody, and a cop whose penchant for poetry never gets explored. It’s Agatha Christie, I got what I came for. Four stars.
eleewood's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
misslaurielou88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
strahinja's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kianiz's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Meh
christy1201's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
4.25
Complicated,plot twist,unexpected end
melissa_who_reads's review against another edition
2.0
A novelization of Agatha Christie's play. I had never read it (and obviously had never seen the play). So it was all new to me. Found the descriptive language not very Agatha, though the dialog obviously was. A decent who-dun-it, with many twists and turns in the plot ... although the portrayal of the vaguely "mentally defective" half-brother of the murdered man was ... more plot device than accurate.
A man, who has run his car into a ditch, stumbles into a house (through the French windows) and discovers a murder has just taken place. The victim is a man in a wheelchair; his wife is standing nearby, in shock, holding the gun. She confesses to the murder, and the "unexpected guest" takes it upon himself to shield her from the crime. As events unfold, all is not what it seems on the surface.
Fun to read a "new" Agatha, but it's not as good as her own novels.
A man, who has run his car into a ditch, stumbles into a house (through the French windows) and discovers a murder has just taken place. The victim is a man in a wheelchair; his wife is standing nearby, in shock, holding the gun. She confesses to the murder, and the "unexpected guest" takes it upon himself to shield her from the crime. As events unfold, all is not what it seems on the surface.
Fun to read a "new" Agatha, but it's not as good as her own novels.
jayraams's review against another edition
4.0
As much as I love the Belgium Detective, Agatha Christie other stories are more unique. The twist at rhe the end will make you sad and think.
gray_stasch's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25