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by: Agatha Christie
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781579127374
ISBN: 1579127371
Label: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Sales Rank: 50672
Studio: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckly. Nick is the young and reckless mistress of End House, an imposing structure perched on the rocky cliffs of St. Loo.
Poirot has taken a particular interest in the young woman who has recently narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.
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Rating:  - Not Christie's best, by a long shot.
As a hardcore Christie fan, I was disappointed by this book. For one thing, it was the first time I ever successfully predicted the ending of one of her mysteries. Perhaps it's just a function of the fact that I've been reading a lot of her books lately, but it just seemed quite obvious, almost from the beginning. The other problem was Poirot. He was excessively demeaning and cruel to Hastings throughout the novel, to such an unreasonable extent that I was mentally urging Hastings to tell Poirot ... Read More
Rating:  - "Wow! I didn't see that one coming..."
Fastidious Hecule Poirot, the great and somewhat immodest detective from Belgium, finally chooses the sea resort of St. Loo to relax and let his impeccable mustaches down. However, in true Christie fashion, the young damsel in distress arrives, but seeminging not in any distress at all. Nick Buckley is a free-spirit who owns the small estate near the hotel where M. Poirot and his ever astonished sidekick, Hastings, are staying. A series of near-miss "accidents" are immediately suspect in Poirot's ... Read More
Rating: - Golden Age But Not 24 Carat
When I first read Agatha Christie's "Peril at End House" many years ago, I was disappointed. I thought there were serious flaws in the plot and that Poirot was practically a caricature of himself. Later I watched a PBS Mystery version, and the flaws seemed even worse. I believe this is one of the books that Agatha Christie in her autobiography admits she couldn't even remember writing.
So it was with some misgivings that I approached rereading "Peril at End House". Yes, the flaws are ... Read More
Rating: - A good night's read
Wonderfully written and constantly on the move so that you never want to set it down! I haven't read a Hercule Poirot book before, and this seems to be a later one, still I felt no problem picking up on his eccentricities and persona. The book is fairly short and so intriguing that I found I had finished it much sooner that I hoped!
The plot is full of twists so that I never saw the ending in its entirety until the final chapter, but I never felt like the book relied on absurd jumps to ... Read More
Rating: - A great twist makes it memorable
It's fun to try to figure out who the killer is in Christie's mysteries. She generally plays fair and there is a satisfaction in following the clues to an end. This one tricked me and that made it fun. Poirot also heads in the wrong direction so at least I was not alone. A number of attempts are made on a young woman's life, leading Poirot to investigate and do his best to save her. A number of twists and turns and a few suspicious characters made this a very satisfying addition to the series.
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