This had been retold in, In Chapter 25, Lamb meets a little girl with her broken leg in a cast who spends the day looking out of the window at the neighbours, whom she has given fanciful descriptive names. Many thanks for contributing this to the Agatha Christie Blog Carnival for January. She tries but fails to convey this to Hardcastle. GENERAL MYSTERY & DETECTIVE | He is challenged to prove his claim that a crime can be solved by the exercise of the intellect alone. Recent analysis of the plot has suggested that homosexual themes are present, though the character of Miss Marple seems to view the passionate friendship between women as just a phase, as was the generally-held view of the time. Mr Bland disposed of Duguesclin's passport on a trip to Boulogne, which trip he mentioned to Colin in casual conversation. The more Poirot delves, the murkier things seem. DETECTIVES & PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS | Lt Race is convinced the murder is linked to the spy ring.
Reviews at the time of publication found the writing up to Christie's par, but found negatives: the murder of a character about to add useful information was considered "corny" and "unworthy" of the author, and "not as zestful". Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, audiobook, mystery, murder, detective Language English The novel is notable for the fact that Poirot never visits any of the crime scenes or speaks to any of the witnesses or suspects.
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