from Hanneri

A really good mystery for Hercule Poirot with a Christmas background rather than a Christmas theme. I have come to expect with Agatha Christie that I am never going to be right when it comes to figuring out who the murderer is. Even when I am on the right track she always has one more twist up he...

from baystateRA

A classic locked-room mystery set at Christmas. More of a dark family drama than a cozy mystery. Those looking for holiday cheer should steer clear!

from thornton37814

Simeon Lee's family comes in for Christmas, but it's not long before his body is discovered. It's definitely murder, and it definitely had to be someone who was in the house. The case belongs to Supt. Sugden, but Poirot just happens to be staying at Sugden's superior's home at the time of the mur...

from bnielsen

England, december 1937 Simeon Lee har inviteret sine sønner med påhæng til jul. Han er en ond gammel satan, Sønnerne er Harry Lee, som ikke gad være under faderens kontrol og derfor har været længe væk. George Lee, som er 41 år og parlamentsmedlem. Gift med Magdalena, som er meget yngre end ham. ...

from AmphipodGirl

I was thinking as I read this that I would rate it fairly low -- it kind of felt like Christie was going through the motions, oh look, another locked room mystery in a country house. But Poirot won me over with his summing up and Dame Agatha with her clever solution. Four stars, though three and ...