I’m not usually a fan, for some reason, of the Poirot novels that
consist of short stories, even though I really enjoy the Sherlock Homes
stories which are mostly all short. I did like this novel however and I
think it was because there was a common thread running through; each
story was a play on of the 12 labors of Hercules. At the start of the
novel Hercule Poirot is chatting to someone who remarks on his first
name, and how it reminded him of Hercules. Poirot admits to not having
read the stories of Hercules before, so he sits down to and decides to
set himself 12 tasks to mirror those of Hercules, thusly framing the
book. As I’ve said before, this is a series you can read in any order,
so no worries if you’ve never read Poriot before. I don’t think I’d use
the word cozy to describe them, but they are light and non-graphic
mysteries. I listened to the audiobook version narrated by Hugh Fraser,
who does such a good job that when I listen to a Poirot book that’s not
performed by him it just doesn’t sound right.
[ official
Agatha Christie web site ]
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