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The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Agatha Christie, Sophie Hannah

8 reviews

mariahmmm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While on their way to reopen the murder investigation of a wealthy investor's son , Poirot and Inspector Catchpool come across two more mysteries when a distressed woman confides that her death on the bus has been foretold, and another confesses to an unproveable murder.

What a twisting tale filled with red herrings, motives, dead ends, and lies. The book suffered from providing too much to process and yet not enough to allow the reader to solve anything.

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kloughlin's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I thought it was too derivative of Closed Casket.

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emma6544's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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jdcorley's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

A bit of a sophomore slump; the setting is highly Christie-an, and the collection of characters is nicely rounded between the horrific, the milksop and the average, but the Poirot insights often turn on very specific types of word selection that don't always seem to add up. There's other interpretations that work just as well. The only reason Poirot can solve it is because of the thumb of the author on the scale. You don't come out thinking Poirot is any too sharp. Mon dieu!

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