Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie

Death in the Clouds

by Agatha Christie

Volume 24 in the Agatha Christie Collection (1935) Limited edition of 1,000 copies worldwide

From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp.

What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No.2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman.

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I don't have much to say about this one other than that I enjoyed the mystery and enjoyed Poirot's interactions with Miss Grey.

For all the things that make the story memorable, this is the third time I have read the story and still could not remember who the villain of the piece was. So, the actual motive and murderer are less memorable than the circumstances of the crime.

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