The ABC Murders

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Author: Agatha Christie
Acquired in: August 2019


The ABC Murders is the second Agatha Christie book I've read after A Caribbean Mystery. Drawn by Miss Marple's marvellous sleuthing, I sampled some Poirot, having heard much about him. 

Three strangely connected murders come to Belgian detective Hercule Poirot's notice; the victims have names in alphabetical order, even the localities' names correlate to this pattern. Furthermore, beside each victim lay an ABC railway guide and Poirot begins to receive taunting letters signed 'ABC'. As the search for the elusive assassin spreads nationwide, Poirot alone realises that the murders are simply a part of a more devious design. 


Cleverly fashioned to make the reader jump to conclusions, this book is certainly one I wouldn't mind reading again. Agatha Christie's novel about a serial killer makes for a riveting read, one that makes you feel as if you have solved the mystery when actually, more lurk within. I enjoyed yet another display of Hercule Poirot's uncanny acumen for ferreting out the truth in the most improbable ways. As with Agatha Christie's works, the writing is breezy and not overladen with mystique. Even then, she manages to fit in a gripping crime veiled in her deceptive narrative.


A reviewer in 1936 wrote, "If Mrs Christie ever deserts fiction for crime, she will be very dangerous: no one but Poirot will catch her." Let's not get too inspired by the Queen of Crime? 


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  1. Vibhiksha Yadav23 June 2021 at 10:40

    Hey! This is Vibhiksha Yadav from BookGuru. You might know my friend, Saloni. Your review was very engaging. All the best for future posts!

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