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Summary: Who done it?
Review: I enjoyed this book, but didn't really want to read it. One of my friends recommended it to me. It is a mystery that is well written but I've read better. It is a little hard to figure out what Christie is trying to say in the French phrases. I don't know very many words in French so if you don't know any words of French or don't have a friend that does I suggest you shouldn't read this book.
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Summary: Who done it?
Review: I enjoyed this book, but didn't really want to read it. One of my friends recommended it to me. It is a mystery that is well written but I've read better. It is a little hard to figure out what Christie is trying to say in the French phrases. I don't know very many words in French so if you don't know any words of French or don't have a friend that does I suggest you shouldn't read this book.
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Summary: MEDIOCRE
Review: I found that this was an alright book, excepting a very boring and slow middle. If I were you, I would forget about this. It's just not worth it.
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Summary: An interesting book
Review: I think this was a good Agatha Christie book. I agree that the beginning was a bit slow...but it got more interesting. And like always, theres an interesting, unexpected twist at the end...
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Summary: Okay
Review: I've only read about 11 Agatha Christie books, but this one was one of the worst that I have read so far. I'm not saying it is bad, but it's not that great compared to some of her other books. The middle was slow, and it started out slow. The ending was sort of surprising, but I had figured out who the murderer was because it was pretty obvious. If you want to read some really good Agatha Christie books, I suggest And Then There Were None, or The Murder of Roger Acrkoyd.
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Summary: Rules are made to be broken...
Review: Mystery writers are supposed to play by a set of rules, ie give the reader all the clues, no rare, undetectable poisons, the murder can't be the butler, detective, victim or someone we've never met etc. Agatha Christie always played fair in that all the clues were present for the reader, and she didn't rely on obscure poisons unknown-to-science but she was somewhat more creative in her interpretations of some of the others. PERIL AT END HOUSE is an example of Christie's creativeness with one of the rules of mystery writing (but you'll have to read the book to find out which rule).Poirot and Hastings are spending some time at a seaside resort. Poirot is still insisting that he has retired but concedes that "...if a bullet should strike the wall by my head, I would ...investigate the matter!" Needless to say one does and Poirot is soon investigating the numerous attempts on the life of a young woman. Poirot sorts his way through a murder, drug trafficking, false identities, secret engagements and attempted frauds to reach the truth. The ending is clever and we are treated to Poirot being forced to ask someone else for the answer to a minor secondary puzzle.
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Summary: One of Christies's Best
Review: One of the best Hercule Poirot mysteries of the early 1930's, Peril at End House has it all- great characters,superb plotting ,and a surprising ending. Classic Christie
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Summary: Fine Example of Poirot Mystery
Review: Peril at End House is not among the more famous of the Hercule Poirot mysteries but it is still a good example of Agatha Christie's work. The cast of characters could have been a little more diverse but it is one of the first Hercule Poirot mysteries to fully exploit the generation gap between Poirot (and Hastings) and the young things at the centre of this book in an amusing manner. For Agatha Christie fans used to her methods, the solution will be fairly obvious rather quickly but it is still a clever little puzzle and should delight and mystify any readers not completely immersed in the author's vast output of books. A wonderfully diverting and fun mystery.
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Summary: Fine Example of Poirot Mystery
Review: Peril at End House is not among the more famous of the Hercule Poirot mysteries but it is still a good example of Agatha Christie's work. The cast of characters could have been a little more diverse but it is one of the first Hercule Poirot mysteries to fully exploit the generation gap between Poirot (and Hastings) and the young things at the centre of this book in an amusing manner. For Agatha Christie fans used to her methods, the solution will be fairly obvious rather quickly but it is still a clever little puzzle and should delight and mystify any readers not completely immersed in the author's vast output of books. A wonderfully diverting and fun mystery.
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Summary: Brilliant Plotting and Surprise Ending Make This A Favorite
Review: Poirot and Hastings return in this novel set in the resort town of St. Loo on the Cornish coast. While on a week's holiday, the pair meet Miss Magdala Buckley who has had a series of life-threatening accidents. Poirot believes these "accidents" are more likely attempts on her life. In true Christie tradition, a murder soon occurs. However, Miss Buckley is not the victim, but the newly-deceased is a cousin of hers. Poirot must prevent another murder while discovering why anyone would want Miss Buckley dead. Into the mix enters her friends Frederica Rice and Commander Challenger as well as a mysterious couple from Australia who live in a cottage on the grounds of End House, possible narcotics involvement, and a surprise ending that will truly amaze. I won't reveal what the ending is, of course, but it is one that Christie will successfully use again in later works.
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