Decided to have a Poirot break. This time he was holidaying in Egypt where he meets Linnet Ridgeway, the richest woman in England enjoying her honeymoon with the man she stole from her best friend. He also meets a cast of interesting characters who obviously become the suspects when the pretty young Linnet turns up dead.
Again Christie got me. I can never guess who the murderer is. This time I was so sure and then right at the end she flipped everything and made me question everything while also explaining how everything made perfect sense. These books are so good at that but one day I will guess who did it.
One thing that was a bit disappointing was that Poirot wasn't traveling with a police companion as usual but one does turn up just before the murder on the flimsy pretense of searching for a crime lord murderer guy (it's never really that well explained). So there is this really underdeveloped subplot that doesn't really serve much purpose other than getting a sidekick into the story.
But as my only complaint is an unconvincing cameo I can't really complain.
Again Christie got me. I can never guess who the murderer is. This time I was so sure and then right at the end she flipped everything and made me question everything while also explaining how everything made perfect sense. These books are so good at that but one day I will guess who did it.
One thing that was a bit disappointing was that Poirot wasn't traveling with a police companion as usual but one does turn up just before the murder on the flimsy pretense of searching for a crime lord murderer guy (it's never really that well explained). So there is this really underdeveloped subplot that doesn't really serve much purpose other than getting a sidekick into the story.
But as my only complaint is an unconvincing cameo I can't really complain.
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