Dumb Witness

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Summary: Excellent
Review: A very good book! A must read

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Summary: Christie will keep you coming for more!
Review: At first the title intrigued me, but as i got down to reading the book, I found that the title had nothing much to do with the story. But nevertheless, i enjoyed the book. It's about the murder of an old lady, and the suspects are the relatives after her money. So what's the title have to do with the book? Simple. Only one witness was there to this murder...and the witness is dumb. yep... we're talikng about her pet dog here. The irony to the story is that inspite of having a witness, Poirot has to unravel the mystery, with hardly any clues. But poirot being poirot solves the mystery....making another good book to read. Most of christie's books are a bit similar, but not exactly same, making it possible to read most of her books without getting bored. While this sounds like one of those typical books, it's really not. Read it...then you'll see.

Rating:
Summary: Christie will keep you coming for more!
Review: At first the title intrigued me, but as i got down to reading the book, I found that the title had nothing much to do with the story. But nevertheless, i enjoyed the book. It's about the murder of an old lady, and the suspects are the relatives after her money. So what's the title have to do with the book? Simple. Only one witness was there to this murder...and the witness is dumb. yep... we're talikng about her pet dog here. The irony to the story is that inspite of having a witness, Poirot has to unravel the mystery, with hardly any clues. But poirot being poirot solves the mystery....making another good book to read. Most of christie's books are a bit similar, but not exactly same, making it possible to read most of her books without getting bored. While this sounds like one of those typical books, it's really not. Read it...then you'll see.

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Summary: you'll not be so dumb as you read it.....
Review: believe me....i can't utter more.....you will satisfy with this book and yell to the high pitch.....agatha christie once again shows her critical thinking in this book with more psychological side....she performs the best....in addition, my truly favorite fiction detective..hercule poirot....has taken the tasks....

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Summary: AN EASY-GOING MYSTERY
Review: Beware...this is no adventurous, running-by-the-seat-of-your-pants mystery. It travels slowly and with caution, yet is nontheless sinister, with all the undertones of greed, evil and black thoughts one book could have.

Poirot receives a cryptic letter from a deceased old woman, who obviously suspected her death to be close at hand--and anything but natural. It is only the stubborn Poirot who believes it to really be a murder, while everyone else looks at a very natural death as just that. The tension builds as there are no lack of suspects and WILLING murderers--the question is, who would actually go through with it and at the same time had the ability to make the murder appear natural to every single person--doctor and all?

Because there are so few characters, the ending is not such a shock since at least for me, since I had suspected the murderer anyway. However, it is interesting to listen as Poirot explains how/why the murder was committed. I was actual! ! ly surprised during some of his explanation of the impossible--or seemingly impossible.

I would recommend this book. It held a rather gentle grasp of me, forcing me to read the whole thing in a day. The other good aspect of this mystery was a few obvious clues laid down in the path. These were extremely valuable clues, and whether Agatha intended them to be so obvious or not they were none the less there. Most anyone should pick these clues up. And if you are lucky, and have a good grasp of poisonous substances, you might just solve the entire thing.

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Summary: Dumb witness
Review: Dumb Witness is a great story. It talks about a dog who has seen a murder at his house. Poirot investigates the case, with the help of "Messier Bob", his dumb witness

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Summary: One of Agatha Christie's Best!
Review: I have only read a few of Agatha Christie's novels: Murder of Roger Ackryod Murder on the Orient Express Dumb Witness ABC Murders Poirot's Last Case

But Dumb Witness is definetly up in my favourite book list.

My head was glued in the book from start-finish. I really couldn't put it down...... Agatha Christie always get's your attention, and you must be alert at all time.

A Must Read, as you can see from other review below me, this is a brilliant book, but also read the other's I've mentioned!

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Summary: An OK Book
Review: I've read a few of Agatha Christie's book and I thought that this book was only OK. I was a little intrigued by the title of this book, but it has nothing to do with the story! She is one of my favorite authors, but I felt that this was not one of he best novel.

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Summary: BEWARE!
Review: In this book Agatha Christie refers to the murderers in Death in the Clouds, the Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Mysterious Affair at Style and the Mystery of the Blue Train, so make sure you have read all of these before you read this one, our your fun will be spoilt!

Dumb Witness is one my top ten favourite Agatha Christie novels. Dame Christie has expressed the character of Hastings better here than in any of the other seven novels in which he appears. It is also one of the most amusing.

One thing I enjoy about this book is that we are given a fair crack at the whip - everything that Poirot sees we see, there are no last minute envelopes arriving (which often irritates me). His explanation is convincing.

Go ahead and read it! But don't forget to read the books mentioned above first.

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Summary: Great fun!
Review: Neither Poirot Loses A Client nor Dumb Witness was actually a good title for the book. Poirot could not lose a client he never had, nor was there a witness, dumb or otherwise.

Nonetheless, it was an interesting story - Poirot received a letter more than a month after the writer died, written just days before the demise. The writer had not mentioned the problem except her having suspicions after the incident of the dog's ball, and need utmost discretion to protect the family name.

Upon arrival at the Littlegreen House in Market Basing, Poirot and Hastings learned that the late Ms Arundell changed her will right before her passing and left everything (except gifts to servants) to her none-too-brilliant companion Ms Lawson, denying her only relatives, 2 nieces and 1 nephew, even a single penny.

Here, we saw Hastings mortified by Poirot's employment of deceptions in gathering information from various people in Market Basing. A familiar reader would find that odd, wouldn't a long-time companion of Poirot be familiar with his un-Englishness approach to problem solving?

The characters involved were interesting, but not very colourful. One dowdy niece married a charming Greek doctor, practically a scandal in the insular society. Another led a fast life in London, then inexplicably got engaged to a pedantic country doctor who seemed more interested in his research than her. The nephew was generally acknowledged as an incorrigible rascal, charming, but not to be trusted. Last but not least, the suddenly wealthy Ms Lawson who had an unhealthy interest in spiritualism.

The sharp-eyed Poirot immediately deduced the truth of the incident of the dog's ball which prompted Ms Arundell to write the letter. He felt he had enough justification to continue his investigation despite all signs to Ms Arundell dying not to foul play. This was a well-done tale, true to Poirot's formula - study the murder, and you would find the murderer.

There is also an interesting part in the book looking through the eyes of a dog.