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Five Little Pigs
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December 2024: Cat Among the Pigeons
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Wanda Pedersen
I think there was a sixth pig (and not a little one, either), namely Amyas Crale. The man was certainly no treasure, being a drinker and a womanizer. Plus, he took his wife absolutely for granted! Some people just ask to be killed, don't they?

Agatha Christie knew a thing or two about unfaithful first husbands, who suddenly announce that they must be free to marry a younger woman. Mind you, if her biographer reports truly, she was also quite tolerant of her second husband's straying as long as h
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Christine PNW
Feb 27, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: vintage-women
An outstanding entry in the Poirot canon. This book is a master class in mystery plotting.
Literary Ames
I'm torn between feeling triumphant and feeling disappointment at figuring out Mrs. Crale's reasons for her actions (at 18%) and the identity of the murderer.

Although I haven't read all of Christie's works, this is one of the best I've read thus far. We get down to business right away and there isn't much filler. I didn't want to put it down. Thankfully, Poirot was professional without being overly flamboyant or arrogant. I wasn't actively hoping he'd become a murder victim. For once, I don't t
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Debbie Maskus
Another Agatha Christie mystery based on a nursery rhyme, what fun! I love how Christie narrows the suspects down to five and then labels each character based on the nursery rhyme. Christie brilliantly describes each of the five characters and gives a reason why the poisoner could be any these individuals. The artist, Amyas Crale dies from drinking a poison slipped into his beer and his wife, Caroline, goes to prison for this crime and she dies in prison. Sixteen years later, the daughter, Carla ...more
Roseli Gomes
Boa Tarde Leitores queridos de AC e não leitores de AC - igualmente queridos!

Mais um livro que não pode deixar de ser lido, tá, eu já falei, é outra releitura, e esse o criminoso "tava" fresquinho na mente... escolhi a resenha da Thaís, pois ela cita o seriado de Poirot, que terminei esse ano também: são 62 histórias muito bem contadas, fiéis e com uma interpretação belíssima de David Suchet!
No meu blog vou postar um link que dá para assistir tudinho no conforto do seu lar!!
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Laura
Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects...
Deirdre
Jan 06, 2008 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Mckinley
Oct 12, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Tim
Dec 10, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Roseli Gomes
May 28, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Becky
May 28, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery-classic
Pip
May 31, 2015 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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 Ariadne Oliver
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Shelves: murder-mystery
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Aug 25, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Rachel Burke
Sep 22, 2017 marked it as want-to-buy  ·  review of another edition
BrokenTune
Mar 15, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Karen
Jan 03, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kathy Brasby
Jan 15, 2019 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
Emily
Jul 07, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery-thriller
Serena B
Mar 20, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Alisha
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Ginette
Jan 22, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Megan
Dec 24, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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