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Black Coffee: Agatha Christie | ac
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OutsmartYourShelf
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Poirot receives a telephone call from Sir Claude Amory, a rich inventor who feels certain that someone in his household has stolen his new scientific formula & asks Poirot to investigate. Shortly before Poirot arrives Amory gives the thief one chance to return the formula anonymously whilst the lights are out, but when they are switched back on, Amory is dead. Everyone was in the same room & no-one heard anything so how was he killed & by whom?

OutsmartYourShelf I don't know what the original play by Christie was like but here the dialogue seemed very 'clunky' & it didn't flow naturally. The characters were also quite thinly drawn & just seemed like generic chess pieces moved about to get the desired end. Poirot also seemed a little different, although the author nailed Hastings as a character - that dolt forgets he has a wife as soon as someone else bats her eyelashes at him. 2⭐ 6d
DieAReader #Next 👋🏻👋🏻 6d
PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 6d
TheSpineView Bummer 😏 6d
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AvidReaderandGeekGirl
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2.5 stars- Since you pretty much knew the murderer for most of the book I thought the book was kind of pointless. The narrator was good. I prefer Agatha Christie's books, this was actually the novelization of a play.

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CoveredInRust
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Started reading this one and notice there was something very off about the writing and how Poirot was characterized. Only then did I realize this was a novel form of the play, but written by someone else. I have yet to like it when someone else continues an author's world for them. Not for me. I will start a different Christie for a palette cleanser.

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Lreads
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Post one cover you love each day for 7 days with no explanation. Everyone is welcome to play. I had a lot of fun! ☺️

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tdrosebud
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1. Peppermint cocoa
2. Green tea with lemon
3. Green tea latte
4. Harvest apple spice tea

#SundayFunday @sebrittain

sebrittainclark ❤☕❤☕❤ 6y
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MPick
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Ooooo since were on a roll anyways.

1. Whole bean.
2. Dark please!
3. Not particularly.
4. No thank you!

I like my coffee Black and straight up! ☕️☕️
#muglove @TheKidUpstairs