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C S French

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Sisältää nimet: C.S.FRENCH,, Carl French

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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill is the fourth mystery featuring Agatha Christie's iconic detective Hercule Poirot, authentically - to my limited knowledge - rendered by Sophie Hannah. This time, the master detective and his sidekick who is also the narrator of the story, Inspector Catchpool, travel to an idyllic residential estate called Kingfisher Hill near London to unravel the mystery of a months-old murder which has already been confessed to by the dead man's fiancee. On the motor coach en route to the estate, the duo encounters two enigmatic women, one seemingly scared out of her wits and the other with a strange, abstract story to relate to Poirot. Things become more and more complex once the investigators reach the scene of crime and each person they come across looks to be a suspect. Another murder follows soon and who other than Poirot, declared by himself to be the best detective in the world, can untangle the layers of deceit and solve the mysteries?

Having read only a few original Poirot mysteries, I am not qualified to comment on the authenticity of this novel other than to say that the language, the descriptions and the scenarios of this one felt quite similar to those of the original ones I have read. The plot is quite complex and the reader has to pay a lot of attention in order to keep track of the multiple characters, each of whom has his / her own secrets and quirks. The author has built up the mystery cleverly, making it difficult for the reader to work it out. The interactions between Poirot and Catchpool are highly amusing, and Poirot's treatment at the hands of the old lady, Hester Semley, is just hilarious.

Just like a few of Christie's mysteries, the process of deduction by the great Poirot feels a bit too sophisticated in this novel too. The motives for the murders, and the reasons for the way they are carried out, are not as grave and convincing as I would have liked. However, The Killings at Kingfisher Hill, with its charming prose and the beloved Poirot at the helm, is sure to entertain the fans of the golden age mysteries, and I would rate it 3.5 stars out of 5.

My thanks to the author and the publisher of this book, and netgalley.com, for the ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.
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8
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58
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#284,346
Arvio (tähdet)
4.0
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1
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19

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