Third Girl

One thing impressive about Christie is she can write over 38 books with the same main character and I still like him. I have been reading Christie's mysteries chronologically and now that I am nearing the end I think some of her books aren't as good as the previous. Maybe it's just that the sixties are less romantic than the thirties. But Poirot is as charming as ever.

This one has a nice easy pace and the murder doesn't happen for a while, which I don't mind. I like Ms. Oliver making a reappearance and Poirot facing his old age. Some of the familiar tropes are old...like that of the main girl thinking she is insane. Everyone knows that in ANY mystery if someone thinks they are going insane they are probably being drugged. I wish the characters would connect that sooner.

Overall it was an enjoyable mystery. Not exceptional, but good.