The holidays can be murder — and just in time for yuletide 2008 comes this holiday edition of one of Agatha Christie’s most popular and confounding mysteries.
The wealthy Simeon Lee has demanded that all four of his sons — one faithful, one prodigal, one impecunious, one sensitive — and their wives return home for Christmas. But a heartwarming family holiday is not exactly what he has in mind. … in mind. He bedevils each of his sons with barbed insults and finally announces that he is cutting off their allowances and changing his will. So when the old man is found lying in a pool of blood on Christmas Eve, there is no lack of suspects. Did Lee’s taunts push one of the boys to a desperate act? And how did the murderer escape from the locked room? Intrepid Belgian detective Hercule Poirot suspends his own holiday festivities to sift through the motives and evidence surrounding the crime.
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I always enjoy Agatha every time I read it.
I was shocked as to who the killer really was. A typical Agatha Christy ending.
The Queen of Mystery always writes a great book.
A little different from what I expected, interesting characters. I read many Agatha Christie books as a teen. This one starts out different.
Aretha at her best!
Classic Christie with entertaining characters and a locked room mystery
Poirot and Christmas together, a great read.
An Agatha Christie classic. Even today, few emulate her. No swearing, simply well written and full of surprises
Agatha Christie never fail to surprise. I did not expect the ending at all.
If you are an Agatha Christie fan you need to be sure to read this.
I recommended this book to my book club the day after purchasing it for your advertised price. But the price had increased Xs5. I hoped your discounted rate would last a few days at least!
Loved the surprise ending!
My first Agatha Christie. I guessed one of the not-who-he-appears-to-be. But I didn’t know whodunnit or howdunnit. Very fun read.
Perhaps my favorite Christie.
Read it every Christmas! Love it
As always Ms. Christie does not disappoint. Good read.