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Exhibit No. 58. “Grief.” Alabaster. Miss Henrietta Savernake. . . .
She said under her breath:
“John, forgive me, forgive me, for what I can‘t help doing.”
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“You mayn‘t have been kind in that particular way, but you have been kind—to me.”
She dropped a kiss on the top of his head and went out again.
“Ça c‘est très gentil!” said Hercule Poirot.
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Recommended by Sophie Hannah as her favourite Christie and did not disappoint. A classic set-up with a dysfunctional family in a huge manor house returning from a funeral, another death & Poirot investigating. And a clever solution. As always I love the light touch, characters who are sketched so deftly you can see & hear them & the gentle poking fun at the wealthy family and their quirks. And clues that keep me guessing. A perfect mystery.

While I always enjoy Hugh Fraser's narration, I had to re-read parts of this on my Kobo to get the plot straight. Listening to the audiobook, if I let my attention stray for one moment, I lost the thread. Even reading back and understanding the basics, the motivations and details still don't make total sense to me. I like the characters, but it's not my favorite Poirot mystery.

I needed a Christie palate cleanser after Murder at Mallowan Hall, so I turned to Christie herself. This is a lesser known novel with a much older Poirot who doesn‘t appear nearly as much as he should. However, I still enjoyed it. Any number of the characters could‘ve have plausibly been the murderer, but I never suspected the actual one even though they also made sense. Hugh Fraser is, as always, a delightful narrator.

I don‘t know why the German title has to give away the major clue that you know who did it right away. 🙈 But it is always a delight to follow Poirot coming to the same conclusion. 😊

I like the Poirot novels in which Mrs Oliver appears to be his enthusiastic sidekick. They are such an odd and funny pair.
This story did come up with so many suspects, I definitely did not see the ending coming.

An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will. Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison.
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