Penny JW reviewed Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot, #8)
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2 stars
This one probably needs a warning about its references to Jewish people.
Hardcover, 235 pages
Spanish language
Published Jan. 8, 2010 by RBA Coleccionables, S.A..
Poirot y Hastings asisten a un espectáculo en el que Carlotta Adams realiza una perfecta imitación de personahes célebres, entre los que se destaca la famosa actriz de cine Jane Wilkinson. Casualmente se encuentran todos después en una fiesta y la famosa actriz pida a Poirot que la ayude a obtener el divorcio de su marido, lord Edgware. La gestión resulta innecesaria porque, a los pocos días, lord Edgware aparece asesinado con un estilete clavado en la nuca. Nuevas muertes dificultan la investigación. Existen varios sospechosos..., pero todos tienen una coartada perfecta.
This one probably needs a warning about its references to Jewish people.
This was a decent, not very good, Agatha Christie novel. Even so, I remain a huge fan of Hercule Poirot.
Good solid Christie, ambiguous clues, layered and conflicting motivations, a puzzling puzzle to watch Poirot untangle with humorous cluelessness from ol' Hastings. The final letter, a look into the thinking of a totally self-involved, what today we'd call a sociopath, adds an interesting end note. In another mood I might even give it five stars, but even if it is a perfect example of the genre, it's no more than that...