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Poirot sighed. ‘One should never struggle against the inevitable,’ he said. ‘If a middle-aged lady wearing sham Egyptian beads has made up her mind to see the famous Hercule Poirot, and has come up from the country to do so, nothing will deflect her. She will sit there in the hall till she gets her way. Show her in, George.’
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Taken at the Flood had an interesting start to the story. We start the story in a gentlemen's club in London during an air raid. What is interestin ...more
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Taken at the Flood had an interesting start to the story. We start the story in a gentlemen's club in London during an air raid. What is interestin ...more
After listening to The Sittaford Mystery on the drive TO a vacation destination, my daughter and I needed an audiobook for the return home trip. This is NOT one of my favorite Christie's, but it is one that she has not read, so we jointly decided on this one.
Plot point reveal below (although not whodunit)
We listened to around the first half of the book on the drive home on 1/1/17, and then she finished reading it upon our return. I kept up with the listen and finished it just this morning. There ...more
Plot point reveal below (although not whodunit)
We listened to around the first half of the book on the drive home on 1/1/17, and then she finished reading it upon our return. I kept up with the listen and finished it just this morning. There ...more
I loved it! Another one of her best. The mystery is intriguing, the characters interesting and even though I partly guessed what was happening I didn't get the way it was done. Apart from a brief appearance at the beginning we're nearly halfway through the book before Poiret comes into it properly.
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A great read. ...more
From BBC radio 4 Extra:
In the London Blitz of 1944, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot hears an intriguing story about a man's disappearance. He little realises that two years later, he'll become involved with the event itself...
First published in 1948, Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Major Porter ...... Derek Waring
Adela Marchmont ...... Virginia McKenna
Lynn Marchmont ...... Susannah Corbett
Frances Cloade ...... Caroli ...more
In the London Blitz of 1944, Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot hears an intriguing story about a man's disappearance. He little realises that two years later, he'll become involved with the event itself...
First published in 1948, Agatha Christie's whodunnit dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.
Starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Major Porter ...... Derek Waring
Adela Marchmont ...... Virginia McKenna
Lynn Marchmont ...... Susannah Corbett
Frances Cloade ...... Caroli ...more
I actually was enjoying this one and thinking that while it wasn't going to be my favourite Christie, it was probably going to end up being a solid 3 star read for me. Poirot didn't appear in any significant way until about halfway through the book. This was definitely not his finest showing - a bit too much egocentric swanning about for me but again, nothing that would put me off too badly.
And then.......THE SCENE. What the ever loving f***??
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And then.......THE SCENE. What the ever loving f***??
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Agatha Christie loves to deal with mistaken identities like Shakespeare did in so many of his plays. With Taken at the Flood, we have two young lovers posing as brother and sister to receive an huge inheritance. The imposter, Rosaleen Cloade, presents herself as the young widow of Gordon Cloade. Gordon and a few other individuals died in a bombing raid in London. The real Rosaleen actually died with her new husband, and her maid took her identity to claim the inheritance. The Cloade family depen
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Good one! I figured it out (kinda) eventually but it had to be dangled very close to my eyes 🤦♀️
Sep 18, 2016
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