With impeccable timing Hercule Poirot, the renowned Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance on to the English crime stage. Recently, there had been some strange goings on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn, constant companion to old Mrs Inglethorp, had stormed out of the house muttering something about 'a lot of sharks'. And with her, something indefinable had gone from the atmosphere. Her presence had spelt security; now the air seemed rife with suspicion and impending evil. A shattered coffee cup, a splash of candle grease, a bed of begonias all Poirot required to display his now legendary powers of detection.
This was a nice audiobook to listen to (via the library). This was my first time reading Christie and while I enjoyed the novel overall, the actual mystery wasn't all that interesting to me. The pacing went a little slow for me and the characters seemed lacking in keeping my interest (which is why I think I got confused between the two brothers constantly lol). Still, I was kept guessing throughout the book on "who done it" and really enjoyed Poirot as a MC (more so than Hastings--I do hope he improves in later books if he does appear again). Overall this wasn't a favorite of mine, but it wasn't a waste of my time. I enjoyed reading it and being introduced to Poirot. I'm interested to see how the rest of Poirot's mysteries go.
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