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Summary: Very high on my favourites list!!!
Review: I have read almost all of Agath Chrisite's books, and this one ranks high on my list. Rigt up there with And then there were none, Murder of Rodger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express. Even though in this novel the element of suprise is not as high, becuase it is known that the killer can be only one of four possible people, the ending is still very suprising. And once again, like in almost every single Chrisite book, we are kept guessing the identity of the killer. And of course Hercule Poirot comes through again to solve a faboulusly written crime in a faboulos book!
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Summary: ONE OF MY FAVORITE AGATHA CHRISTIE BOOKS
Review: I was extremely pleased with Cards on the Table. The premise for the book was duly intriguing, with perhaps one of the more creative plot ideas to boot. The sleuths were intelligent and delightful, the possible murderers all sufficiently suspicious, and the victim a person who played his role to the nines.Dame Agatha made a point to say during the prologue that because you knew right away who the four possible murderers were, the element of surprise during the unmasking would be slightly less than if suspicion were cast on a whole room-full of people. True, perhaps, although not the common thread in ALL mediums. Cards on the Table, despite its aforesaid lack of surprise, does manage a neat, nice, maybe even SHOCKING unmasking of the murderer. It has no qualms about turning you around, giving you the classic Christie twist that makes you suspect each of the four in turn--and all in one chapter! You then realize that the true murderer is none other than the per! son you least suspected most--and that is perhaps one reason why Poirot was known to say it was his FAVORITE case, after all.
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Summary: The best Christie
Review: In my personal opinion, this Christie is virtually flawless. I think it is her best book. I espceially love the beginning of the book. It is almost ritualstic, like a Japanese dance. Quite unlike, say, Ackroyd or Express. The solution is not a trick (unlike both the previous); and it is based purely on psychology. Very good characterisation, an almost surrealistic atmosphere, and a devious, devious Poirot! The only comparison to this novel is And Then There Were None, which is even more devious, but less of a joy to read. Ackroyd I still admire greatly. But this book is, overall, the best of Christie I have read. Jonathan Lim
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Summary: Four Detectives, Four Potential Murderers, and One Corpse
Review: Mr. Shaitana, a wealthy collector of objets d'art, has an unusual idea for a dinner party after a chance meeting with Hercule Poirot in an art gallery. He invites to dinner four detectives plus four people he suspects may have gotten away with murder. Along with Poirot are two detectives we have met in earlier Christie works: Colonel Race, the trouble-shooter from the Foreign Office, and Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard. Introduced in this book is Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, a best-selling mystery writer, who has been compared to Christie herself. Like Mrs. Christie, Mrs. Oliver eats large quantities of apples while writing and Mrs. Oliver's books are about a quirky Finn who is not unlike Mrs. Christie's quirky Belgian. Mrs. Oliver will return in six additional novels. The other four guests that evening are: Dr. Roberts, a successful physician; Mrs. Lorrimer, an affluent widow who loves to play bridge; Major Despard, an African and South American explorer and guide; and Miss Anne Meredith, a young lady Shaitana met in Switzerland. After dinner, a game of bridge is arranged. Shaitana directs the four detectives to one room while the other four guests play in a separate room. The host says he does not like the game so sits and dozes by the fire in the room where the four possible murderers are playing. When the guests prepare to leave later, it is discovered that Shaitana has been fatally stabbed at some point in the evening. All four detectives tackle this case in their own way. Bridge players will delight in the way Poirot handles the case. He concentrates on the game itself, the hands that were dealt, and the method of scoring. If you pay attention to the game, you just might guess the murderer. This is one of Christie's classic surprise endings and, in my opinion, one of her best works.
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Summary: A Murder during Bridge
Review: Mr. Shaitana, an acquaintance of Poirot's, invited him to a party to meet four people who he though got away with murder. An Inspector from the Scotland Yard, a British Secret Service and a murder fiction writer were also invited to the party. Mr. Shaitana challenged the investigators to figure out what murders the suspects had committed. The suspects, Dr. Roberts, Major Despard, Mrs. Lorrimer, and Miss Meredith, all were in the room playing bridge when Mr. Shaitana was murdered. The four investigators began working on clues using their own techniques to solve the crime. Which one of the suspects murdered Mr. Shaitana in fear of Mr. Shaitana telling the police about their crime and were they all crime that Mr. Shaitana thought? I would rate this book a 5 out of 5. All four suspects seem to be guilty and them seemed to be innocent. You don't know who did it until the end. I've always like Agatha Christie books since I saw the remake of Murder on the Orient Express on TV. Since then I've read about 13 Agatha Christie books.
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Summary: Cards on the Table is fantastic!
Review: Quite simply, this is one of the best mystery books of all time, by the greatest mystery author of all time. Christie keeps the reader in the dark untill the very end. This is more than a mystery book, but also an excellent look into the mind of a criminal. Christie does this in all her books, but this is the best example.
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Summary: Simply the Best
Review: Read it for yourself and you'll know what I mean, you think you got the killer this time huh!! Well Baby you have no idea, simply the best.
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Summary: Good
Review: The book was good, but it is not my favorit Agatha Christie book. It's a kind of funny book, and you'll never guess who the murder is. When I read it I kept on saying "Oh.... Now I know who the murder is!" But I was always wrong. (I want to get in contact with other Agatha Christie fans. I am a 12 yeard old girl from Norway.)
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Summary: Fun and entertaining
Review: The clever use of 4 sleuths and 4 possible murderers in one setting is inspiring, and while delving into one of the suspect's pasts, there is a crime involving death by anthrax! Amazing. Even back in the 30's. All the characters are used here to throw the reader off the track. Even if you don't play bridge, which helps solve the mystery, this is still a very enjoyable book. Poirot is at the top of his game here.
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Summary: again,and again a good book...
Review: the mystery book that has an established 'brand' name of agatha christie is rare to dissapoint you as the possibility of good mystery book written by her is high...so whenever you want a nice and cosy mystery,you can rely on her book(but not all)...this particular book is one of the most ingenious set up that you could wish of...the plot is mainly around the murder during the bridge game,now that agatha was well known for her wide knowledge of bridge..so she used her talent in this book...this book is a must for all mystery lover
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