![]() ![]() ![]() He is not quite as flippant as he can be, in fact, he seems downright disconcerted at times. ![]() And yet, if ever it felt good to be played the fool, it's while reading a cracking good mystery.Īh, but never fear, Hercule Poirot is here! Christie may make him out to be the retired old sleuth past his prime, but she's used that line on us before and we know the little man with the peculiar accent and fantastic mustaches won't let us down! In this story, he is put on his guard by the personal nature of the murderer's actions. I feel a bit foolish when she dangles bait in front of me, and although I guess it for what it is, I take it anyway. Again, I was thrown off the scent of the real killer and was ready to blame others. Indeed, The ABC Murders uses slight-of-hand most deftly. Agatha Christie is such a crafty devil that midway through a novel she might have you believing that YOU are the murderer! ![]()
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