The ABC Murders
A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
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4.3 • 388 Ratings
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Publisher Description
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught -- until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans ...
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The detective with the magnificent mustache is back, but The ABC Murders isn’t just another old-fashioned murder mystery. In one of Agatha Christie’s best Hercule Poirot novels, the legendary Belgian detective is on the hunt for a creepily methodical serial killer whose calling card is a copy of Britain’s ABC Railway Guide that he leaves by each victim’s body. After Alice Ascher in Andover, and Betty Barnard in Bexhill, the clock is ticking for Poirot—there are potentially another 24 victims! As always, Christie is a master of red herrings and fake-outs, but this is one of her most structurally interesting novels. With a story that keeps shifting between first and third person, this 1936 classic has the feeling of a 21st-century thriller that any Gone Girl fan could love.
Customer Reviews
The ABC Murders
Too complex.
Fantastic read!
This really is one of Agatha Christie’s very best novels. Absolutely engaging and brilliant from beginning to end. Highly, highly recommended!
Soooo Good
This could be the best of the Poirot books. The reader is lead on a merry chase around England for a homicidal maniac. Dame Agatha’s attention to detail keeps one on their toes.