This was the second detective story I read and I decided to choose a popular author in this environment, but from her books I decided to take a non-popular book, more precisely, which is little talked about and at the same time, so that the plot was about murder and the choice fell on this book.
Let's start with the plot. Detective Poirot receives a letter from Monsieur Renauld asking for help, but Poirot and his friend Hastings are late, Renauld is already dead, and now Hercule Poirot has to find out who killed him.
The book is short and is such a puzzle where we will not only have to follow the events, but also think and remember some details for ourselves, because the book is conducted on behalf of Hastings, and Poirot is the kind of person who will give you the pieces of the puzzle and tell you to assemble yourself. Well, the typical detective is shorter. In principle, it was interesting to follow the progress of the case, every time a clue appears and try to understand if it will lead on a false trail or be the key to solving the mystery.
Hercule Poirot is a detective with a big ego who acts as he wants if he thinks it will help the case, but at the same time he is really a master of his craft, because he can notice even the smallest detail that will answer even if not all, then most of the questions.
His friend and narrator Hastings personifies the reader who does not understand what is happening, agrees with many conclusions and thanks to Hercule realizes that most of them are nonsense.
Agatha Christie's writing style is light and fascinating and that's all I can say about him.
This is a good detective story that I enjoyed reading.
by mystery5009