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Tag Archives: Hercule Poirot
The Clocks – Agatha Christie
(HarperCollins 2002, originally published 1963) This is one of Christie’s later books, and although it features her famous detective, Hercule Poirot, he is really only a minor character, with most of the narration and detection being undertaken by one Colin … Continue reading
Posted in Crime fiction, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged 1960s fiction, Agatha Christie, blind, fictional crime-writers, Hercule Poirot, identity, looking for spies
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd – Agatha Christie
If you don’t know about the central conceit of this detective novel, which features Hercule Poirot, then don’t read this review, because there will be spoilers. The novel is told by Dr James Sheppard, who lives in a small village, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime fiction, Fiction, Reviews
Tagged blackmail, deception, Hercule Poirot, love, marriage, marrows, murder, security, unreliable narrator, village life
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