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| ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) | 
| Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 38320
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 1579126243
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781579126247
ASIN: 1579126243
Publication Date: September 1, 2006
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 Not Free SF Reader October 27, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bump 'em off in order, see if I don't then.
The murderer in this case sends one Hercule Poirot advance notice in the form of letters of what he intends to do, and it seems he is perhaps loopy enough to have come from Arkham.
His string of killings follows the alphabet by place and by name of the deceased.
Poirot will strain his grey matter to work this one out.
3 out of 5
Depends Upon Why You Like Poirot April 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The ABC Murders is something between a lengthy short-story and a full-on novel.
Christie's genius is that she has created, in Poirot, a man who is incredibly proud, incredibly justified in his pride, and yet, somehow, incredibly endearing. Thus, if you love Poirot mysteries because you enjoy the company of M. Poirot and Captain Hastings, this one will leave you smiling, but looking to the next one on your shelf.
However, if your preferences lay in following the mechanism of his searching, pensive, relentless investigations, you will likely enjoy this one.
the A.B.C. murders December 11, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is probably one of Agatha Christie's finestest books, but due its lack of fine detail and because I just didn't really like it.
This book is for anyone who likes a good mystery and a surprising turn of events.
In this book, Hwexulw Poirot receives letters of murder to occur soon. After a long time of fearful angxiety, Poirot solve the case before the E murder.
Agatha Christie is a great writer and I would recommend any of her 100 book to read.
 Harsh review, based on the greatness of her writing as a whole September 11, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I love Agatha Christie, she is definately one of my favorites and definately is the reason that we have quality mystery movies and books today. The low rateing i gave this book is not because it is a bad book, in relation to most mysteries this one would be rated highly, but when put up against other Agatha Christie books its pretty crappy.
I get the idea of the plot, the numerous murders keep the action going throught the novel to lead the reader on, which was a good thing to try because i know the most common complaint with agatha christie is the boaring investigative part in the middle. My problem with the book is with the way it is constructed, several interludes happen in the book that come from the (so called) killer. This makes the reader feel like they already know the answer to the problem and makes the reader wonder why the book continues.
So after i got half way through the book i was wondering, why should i continue with this book if i already know who did it, i think that kind of takes away from the story. Although the ending comes togeather and is pretty good (not her best). I think this uncharactoristic give to the reader, in the middle of the book is what really hurts the story in the end.
Id say read the book for sure, but dont let the interludes push u to lose interest, its never as simple as she leads you to believe
 Poirot and Hastings "Hunt Together" Again September 6, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
THE A.B.C. MURDERS is not only one of the finest of the "Hercule Poirot" stories and one of the most memorable works in the Agatha Christie canon, it is also one of the greatest of all detective stories; it ranks right alongside Conan Doyle's THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES and Christie's own THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD. The plotting is even more ingenious than is usual for Christie; the story itself is a wonderful human drama about a lonely epileptic who is suspected of being a serial murderer. Also highly recommended, for those who have finished the novel: the superb made-for-TV version of THE A.B.C. MURDERS, starring David Suchet as Poirot and available on DVD from Amazon.com.
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