![]() ![]() Poirot being as clever as ever, but without much of a story or clues. Poirot Investigates (American Version), Christieġ1 3 different not-so-short stories: that did not really engage me.Īll were: featuring a person who asked for help, Hastings being a lost as ever, M. ![]() Holmes and his bowl full of shag as meditation device) and his habit of not acting like a bloodhound but sitting and thinking carefully, well, that is still brand new.If in long form or the short story, Poirot never fails to entertain. His quirks are not expected but fresh, his “little gray cells” are not a cliched saying for him but rather a novel look at the detection process (okay, purists will look to Mr. I’ve seen the film and television adaptations of Dame Agatha’s detectives, but going back to the source material is very refreshing. No matter what the case, from blackmail, jewels that have gone missing, an unusually inexpensive apartment in a very costly block of flats, missing Prime Ministers or Egyptian curses (keep in mind Dame Agatha’s husband was an archeologist) our detective shines his searchlight of an intellect and reveals the hidden truths.The thing to remember with a book such as this is that this is the basis for much of what comes later. As narrator to the eleven tales herein Hastings does a serviceable job, his lack of understanding of the various cases only serving to underscore Poirot’s brillance. This is the third outing for Poirot and his Watson, Captain Hastings. Poirot Investigates (1923) (Poirot # 3) by Agatha Christie. ![]()
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