I read this one a little over six months ago. It wasn't my favorite. It's another one, similar to Elephants Can Remember, that was written at the tail-end of her career and it also feels a bit phoned-in. The Ariadne Oliver character shows up again and teams up with Poirot to find out who killed a young girl that everyone found to be annoying and unlikable. The focal point of the mystery is that she had claimed to have witnessed a murder a few years ago but she didn't realize it was a murder at the time. It was an interesting enough premise for a story, but nothing too exciting or memorable really happens. The story is ok I guess. Up to this point, I've done a pretty poor job in my Agatha Christie book selections. There are a ton of very highly regarded and well-known Agatha Christie books and I've only read one of them, The ABC Murders, which was amazing. I need to make my next Agatha Christie book one of those famous ones so I can be reminded of why she's considered so great.
Agatha Christie rankings:
- The ABC Murders
- 4:50 from Paddington
- Elephants Can Remember
- At Bertram's Hotel
- Hallowe'en Party
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