Pre-Owned Cards on the Table : A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Library Binding) 9781611736120

from Radaghast

Having never read an Agatha Christie mystery before, I was not sure what to expect going into Cards on the Table. I quickly discovered Christie's reputation is well-deserved. Cards on the Table has a gripping premise from the beginning. The enigmatic Mr. Shaitan invites the incomparable Hercule P...

from Jim53

I have been reading a number of bridge-related mysteries lately, and so far this is the best of the lot. M. Poirot is invited to an evening of dinner and bridge, at which the host is murdered. He works with the police but also with the other guests to identify the killer. I'm not a huge fan of Po...

from Hanneri

Absolutely classic Poirot. Mr Shaitana, a very wealthy but rather dubious character, invites eight people to dinner. Four people have a secret in their past, the other four are crime solvers. Poirot is one of the guests, along with Police Superintendent Battle, secret agent Colonel Race and Mrs O...

from Jiraiya

I had read this book about 15 years ago But 1) It was in French and 2) I read the ending so fast that it didn't register with me who the murderer was. Now that I've finally read it, I'm glad that, months later, I'm penning a review for this quite original story. If I understand rightly, there are...

from BookConcierge

I am on an Agatha Christie kick lately and enjoying the audio versions of several of her mysteries. This particular audio is actually a recording of the BBC cast performance. The different actors make keeping the characters straight a little easier. It is typical Poirot, using his "little grey ce...