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| Original Title: | Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case |
| ISBN: | 0425173747 (ISBN13: 9780425173749) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Hercule Poirot Mysteries #42 |
| Characters: | John Franklin, Barbara Franklin, Judith Hastings, Stephen Norton, Allerton, William Boyd Carrington, Arthur Hastings, Hercule Poirot |
| Setting: | Essex, England |
Agatha Christie
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 215 pages Rating: 4.09 | 28571 Users | 1598 Reviews
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| Title | : | Curtain (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #42) |
| Author | : | Agatha Christie |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 215 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2000 by Berkley (first published June 7th 1975) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Classics |
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The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara , Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife, Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington. So Hastings was shocked to learn from Hercule Poirot's declaration that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?The novel features Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings in their final appearances in Christie's works. It is a country house novel, with all the characters and the murder set in one house. Not only does the novel return the characters to the setting of her first, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, but it reunites Poirot and Hastings, who last appeared together in Dumb Witness in 1937. It was adapted for television in 2013.
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The first time we meet Poirot, he is at Styles St. Mary during World War 1. That is where Hastings first pairs up with Poirot. Many years later, they meet again at the same location. This latter meeting is the where Curtain takes place. Poirot is old physically, but still sharp mentally. Hastings is mourning the death of his wife and worrying about his daughter, Judith, who is also visiting at the same house as her father.Poirot has discovered that a series of deaths seem to be connected. OneCurtain (Hercule Poirot Mysteries #42), Written about 1940, published 1975, Agatha Christie (1891 1976)Abstract: The crime-fighting careers of Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have come full circle they are back once again in the rambling country house in which they solved their first murder together. Both Poirot and Great Styles have seen better days but, despite being crippled with arthritis, there is nothing wrong with the great detective and his little gray cells. However, when Poirot
Ratings: SOLID 05 STARS!!Shelved as: Favorites! Fav Mystery Novels!!Status: mixed feels but i absolutely love it.. <3
"For a murderer, my friend, is more conceited than any creature on this earth. A murderer is always more clever than anyone else- no one will ever suspect him or her- the police will be utterly baffled"The above quote is a perfect way to describe this mystery.I have been wanting to read this for some time now and what better day than Christie's birthday.I have now read numerous mysteries by Christie but there is no pattern (apart from a cozy setting)Each and every mystery, murder suspects, the
In his last case Poirot returns to where it all began for the reader, Styles. Here an old and physically ailing Poirot tries to track down his greatest challenge adversary: a murder who appears completely unconnected with a string of murders. A villain so devious his very existence is unknown to all but Poirot's little grey cells. As with The Mysterious Affair at Styles Poirot enlists the help of Hastings in tracking down the villain and it is from Hastings point of view we get the story.As per
It would be wrong to say I loved this book (despite the 5 stars)... I hated it. I love Poirot so much that I couldn't bear to see him pass beyond the veil.That said, I consider this one a fantastic mystery - and one which could be resolved only this way, with the death of the detective (read the book, and you'll get what I mean). Many people have complained that the premise is far-fetched, but IMO, that is its main charm. And let me tell you, it's not all that impossible... (view spoiler)[There
Poirot is my favorite Agatha Christie sleuth. I also love the corresponding A&E Poirot series with David Suchet playing the famous Belgian detective (those moustaches!). I have to admit, I have a bit of a crush on the Poirot character. He's so smart, so wonderfully pompous but gentlemanly, a wee bit delicate, slightly neurotic, a loyal friend, and dedicated protector of the innocent. I always enjoy Poirot and Hastings working together and Poirot's gentle chiding of Hastings' deductions.I
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