Murder in the Mews
Ratings12
Average rating3.6
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Ratings12
Average rating3.6
A facsimile first edition hardback of the pre-war Poirot book of four novellas--Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes. How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the 'eternal triangle' of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases--Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes--each a miniature classic of characterisation, incident and suspense.
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14 primary books19 released booksHercule Poirot Short Story is a 17-book series with 12 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie, and Britte-Marie Bergström.
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I can't help but compare this book to the David Suchet tv adaptation and the book comes up short, especially without Hastings's hapless charm. My general feeling is that while the novels are vastly better than the tv versions, the short stories suffer in comparison.
This book from the Poirot series somehow escaped me. By now, I had read and reread all Poirot books, but this one I had never encountered. Four stories, surprisingly good. Especially the first 3 mysteries were excellent. The last one, Triangle at Rhodes, was not of the same level and was also considerably shorter. In my opinion, one of the better Poirot books.
