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A collection of short stories featuring famous detective Hercule Poirot.
Some of these stories were extremely enjoyable (stand-out favorites include THE CHOCOLATE BOX, THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHEAP FLAT, and the THE CASE OF THE MISSING WILL) but they also became somewhat redundant after a while. A few are extremely problematic in their casual racism, xenophobia, and, to a lesser extent, sexism, all of which tend to pull a modern reader out of the story a bit.
Overall, Poirot is a fun and entertaining character, and these stories are quick and interesting. This is probably not the Christie I’d recommend starting with for newcomers or casual fans, but I’m still glad that I read it!
CW: Death/violence; casual racism/sexism/xenophobia
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism
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Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Murder, Classism
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Drug use, Xenophobia
Minor: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Classism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Murder
Minor: Antisemitism