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Poirot vs. A Serial Killer!

The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) by Agatha Christie

May 17, 2021 by narfna 2 Comments

I’ve read a lot of Agatha Christie books at this point (but still have so many left! She was a gift) and this has to be one of my favorite so far. This was also the first of her novels I’ve not read by audiobook, and I liked it! (I do still love the indulgent feeling I get from listening to a Christie by audio, especially if it’s Dan Stevens reading it to me.) I will probably pepper in a few hard copies here and […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, British, Detective Fiction, Hercule Poirot, murder, mystery, narfna, The ABC Murders

narfna's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, British, Detective Fiction, Hercule Poirot, murder, mystery, narfna, The ABC Murders ·
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Words, madmoiselle, are only the outer clothing of ideas.

The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie

Shake Hands Forever by Ruth Rendell

June 13, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The ABC Murders – 4/5 Stars This is a great Agatha Christie novel. It’s from 1936 and it’s one of the earliest detective novels I’ve read that tackles the idea of serial killers, pattern killers etc. Hercule Poirot is called out in a letter challenging him to a kind of mental duel. A killer tells him the location of an upcoming murder and challenges him to stop him. Poirot and Captain Hastings take on the challenge with different mindsets. The first murder is a woman, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, ruth rendell, Shake Hands Forever, The ABC Murders

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:346 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, ruth rendell, Shake Hands Forever, The ABC Murders ·
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