This book is a classic of Christie’s and really demonstrates her skills as the premier mystery writer. It is this reason that finally blows the case wide open and provides a stunning twist at the end. Even when it seems that the case is all locked up, Poirot still tries to understand the underlying reasons behind the crimes. and to prevent these murders from happening on their appointed days, Poirot is using all his mental powers to try and figure out why these murders are happening. Who is this man? What is his connection to the murders?Īs the police are scrambling to try to find A.B.C. Although everyone is a suspect, there are mysterious chapters interspersed throughout the book that feature a strange man named Alexander Bonaparte Cust…A.B.C. The cast of characters keeps expanding as more murders occur, including family members and distraught boyfriends. When Alice Ascher is found dead, it’s obvious that the murderer is engaged in a lethal game with Poirot. It warns of something happening in Andover on a specific day. The story starts out with the arrival of a teasing letter at Poirot’s home. I also appreciated the fact that the story was told from the perspective of Poirot’s friend, Captain Hastings, meaning that I was left out of Poirot’s thought-processes, so every twist and turn was a surprise. Poirot is brilliant, polished, and funny. It was refreshing to have a main character, the dapper Poirot, instead of some gritty detective with emotional problems.
This was also my first foray into this genre most “mysteries” I have read are actually gory crime thrillers. This is another Agatha Christie story I have read, although I am familiar with the Hercule Poirot series on television. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim’s corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place. There’s a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. Agatha Christie’s world-famous serial killer mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Agatha Christie's world-famous serial killer mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Description for The ABC Murders (Poirot) Paperback.
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