I am reading through the novels of Agatha Christie in the order in which they were written and writing a review on each one.
Murder in the Mews
1937
Description
Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois – four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot…
How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the ‘eternal triangle’ of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry?
Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases – Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man’s Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes – each a miniature classic of characterisation, incident and suspense.
My Thoughts
This is the 30th book by Agatha Christie and the 17th Poirot Mystery
One of the Poirot short stories books but they are not too short as there are only 4 in this grouping.
Murder in the Mews
A few good suspects but it looks like suicide or does it, nice twists along the way and an obvious clue to anyone who watches or reads a lot of murder mystery now because I have seen that idea (no spoilers here!) used more and more but perhaps when I first read it many years ago I would not have been familiar with that type of clue.
The Incredible Theft
Well you know what happens with thefts in her novels - there is always much more than a slight of hand involved and again who is that foreigner? And I'm not talking about Poirot here.
Dead Man's Mirror
Are people always who or what they claim to be? (Slight clue there!)
Miss Christie throws in one of her outside/inside episodes here which she can easily do when the setting is a large house with various patio type windows.
Triangle at Rhodes
Very similar in a way but then also very different to a certain of her other well-known and full length stories so watch out for the twist here too.
A good read, in fact 4 good reads where you will change your mind on the guilty parties more than once or twice or even three times.
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Books by Agatha Christie
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