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Actual rating: 3.5 stars.
3.5*
Should murder make sense? Mr Entwhistle wondered. Academically the answer was yes. But many pointless crimes were on record. It depended, Mr Entwhistle reflected, on the mentality of the murderer.
This was my first time reading After the Funeral, but, of course, it is the story that is loosely used as the story in Murder at the Gallop, that classic Marple film starring the incomparable Margaret Rutherford.
This is all wrong, of course. After the Funeral is a Poirot mystery, not a Marple.
Bu ...more
Should murder make sense? Mr Entwhistle wondered. Academically the answer was yes. But many pointless crimes were on record. It depended, Mr Entwhistle reflected, on the mentality of the murderer.
This was my first time reading After the Funeral, but, of course, it is the story that is loosely used as the story in Murder at the Gallop, that classic Marple film starring the incomparable Margaret Rutherford.
This is all wrong, of course. After the Funeral is a Poirot mystery, not a Marple.
Bu ...more
A great read and the plot was very well done. I only knew who the murderer was because I had seen the tv adaptation, otherwise I wouldn't have guessed. I enjoy the the adaptations very much and usually prefer them to some of the novels but not this one. The book was far better in this instance. The characters are very well drawn and Timothy was a hoot! A lot of secrets are exposed along the way and I almost felt sorry for the murderer.
I feel exactly the same on this reread. The one thing about ...more
I feel exactly the same on this reread. The one thing about ...more
A great read (or listen, as in this case) and the plot was very well done. I only knew who the murderer was because I had seen the tv adaptation, otherwise I wouldn't have guessed. I enjoy the the adaptations very much and usually prefer them to some of the novels but not this one. The book was far better in this instance. The characters are very well drawn and Timothy was a hoot! A lot of secrets are exposed along the way and I almost felt sorry for the murderer.
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Esse é um dos primeiros livros que li da Agatha, e por causa dele fiz questão de seguir, ou melhor, tentar ler todos os livros de Hercule Poirot.
Aliás, uma das melhores tramas, sem ficar indo e voltando nos suspeitos, de forma mais linear e mais simples de seguir as "pistas".
De todas eu me lembrava do "espelho", mas, como sempre, não achei o assassino, aliás, torcia para ser uma personagem chata pra caramba.
Não gosto de dar spoillers, portanto é isso por hoje..
Leiam, esse, definitivamente, está ...more
Aliás, uma das melhores tramas, sem ficar indo e voltando nos suspeitos, de forma mais linear e mais simples de seguir as "pistas".
De todas eu me lembrava do "espelho", mas, como sempre, não achei o assassino, aliás, torcia para ser uma personagem chata pra caramba.
Não gosto de dar spoillers, portanto é isso por hoje..
Leiam, esse, definitivamente, está ...more
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
Though tragedy had touched the life of the wealthy Richard Abernethie, his sudden death seemed pretty unremarkable for a man of his age. ...
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