I am reading through the novels of Agatha Christie in the order in which they were written and writing a review on each one.
Lord Edgeware Dies
1933
Description
Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to ‘get rid of’ her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead. And yet the great Belgian detective couldn’t help feeling that he was being taken for a ride.
After all, how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had finally granted her a divorce?
My Thoughts
This is the 17th book by Agatha Christie and the 8th Poirot Mystery.
One that once read should not be forgotten because of the uniqueness of the solution but yet I had forgotten it in full from my previous reading of it and hence really enjoyed it again.
Looks like an unsolvable mystery: how can someone be in two places at the same time? Are witnesses mistaken, or which witness/witnesses are mistaken? But when the behind the scenes facts are known it seems to be such a simplistic but intricate plan by a clever murderer.
I have to admit it is hard to talk about this one without giving too much away.
One of the best known of Christie's books and certainly deserves to the up there in the top 10.
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Books by Agatha Christie
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