Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 20)
Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 20) book cover

Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 20)

Paperback – November 9, 2021

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Price
$13.04
Format
Paperback
Pages
304
Publisher
William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0063143555
Dimensions
5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
Weight
7.2 ounces

Description

“Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.” — Tana French , New York Times bestselling author of the Dublin Murder Squad novels “I always wanted to be Agatha Christie when I grew up. I still do.” — J. A. Jance, New York Times -bestselling author of the Joanna Brady and J. P. Beaumont novels “I read everything by Agatha Christie.” — Gillian Flynn, New York Time s bestselling author of Gone Girl "It is a pleasure to spend some cold winter nights in the comfort of Agatha Christie's special stories, where the holiday spirit is helped along by some expert detectives who make sure that things remain merry and all is made right again by Christmas Day." — Book Reporter Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Features & Highlights

  • In this official edition
  • featuring exclusive content
  • from the Queen of Mystery,
  • the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder—and the brilliant Belgian investigator is quickly on the case.
  • “Poirot has solved some puzzling mysteries in his time but never has his mighty brain functioned more brilliantly than in
  • Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
  • .” —
  • New York Times
  • On Christmas Eve at Gorston Hall, the Lee family’s festivities are shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs—in a locked bedroom—the tyrannical patriarch Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.
  • When Hercule Poirot offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man, but which one of them turned a special occasion into an occasion for homicide? The suspects will indeed be stirring this Christmas Eve...

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Hercule Poirot / Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie has always been one of my favorite authors. I’m acquiring all the new books and those that I’ve read are well written and worth every penny!
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Whodunit

One of the few Christie books I hadn't read. Not only was it extremely interesting but I didn't have a clue who the killer was until the end.
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Classic Christie Christmas Mystery

What is the best mystery that you read this year?

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas was the pick for my Back to the Classics Book Club this month at the Kewaunee Public Library as well as the December selection for #ReadChristie22. The prompt for this month is “A story containing precious jewels.”

Mr. Simeon Lee is a very old rich man that has collected his family together for Christmas. He is a cruel man who insults his late wife and their children at dinner before going to his office. The next thing the family knows, there are loud crashes from his office and a horrifying scream. The office door is locked, but they break it down. Inside, they find Simeon Lee dead and his uncut diamonds missing. With so many people who wanted him dead, who killed him and why?

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas was a traditional locked room mystery. There were many red herrings and I didn’t guess the ending. It did make sense once it was all revealed. I like how Poirot put the pieces together. I also enjoyed the small bits of humor such as how Poirot is impressed by the policeman’s mustache. We had a good discussion about this book last night at book club. While this was set at a Christmas gathering, it didn’t have too much to do with Christmas.

Overall, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas is a good mystery for anyone looking for a different type of read for the season.

Book Source: Purchased from Amazon.com
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Great book but…

Agatha Christie never disappoints. I did have a few problems with the actual book though. I found the print to be small and light on the page making it difficult to read unless I was in very good light. Just something to consider if you have vision issues.
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good book

book was for grand daughter who loved it
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Full of twists

Hercule Poirot's Christmas, otherwise known as A Holiday For Murder and Murder For Christmas, is a lively mystery. The Lee family has come together at the insistence of old Simeon Lee. Some of the family haven't been back home for years and this year they are all joined by two strangers.

The murder itself is pretty gruesome and it's a locked room mystery. The police immediately describe how the room can be locked but that doesn't mean they are exactly right. There is a lot for Hercule Poirot to work through but as usual he goes beyond the surface.

The personality of the dead man is very important to the story. He's a complicated individual. So are the other characters who all fall under suspicion. There are mary twists and reveals.

I enjoyed how the characters interacted with each other and what they did when everything was revealed. Despite the grimness of the crime there is enough sweetness to balance it out.

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