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Checkout FunnyFact.com | SuperHeroBooks - Sad Cypress: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)
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List Price: $12.00
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Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781579126889
ISBN: 157912688X
Label: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2007-03-30
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Studio: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Summary: Good Christie somewhat marred by strained resolution
Comment: Christie fans who haven't yet read this one shouldn't be disappointed. For the most part it's a satisfying yarn with Poirot (unaccompanied by Captain Hastings) using the little grey cells at full bore. The novel has a somewhat unusual structure, starting at the trial of the woman who is to be Poirot's client, proceeding through a long flashback sequence (in which Poirot does not appear), before moving forward to the resolution of the case. My one complaint is that the solution to the mystery is a little strained. Although the murderer was my number one suspect, I was stumped about the motive. When revealed, the motive seems a bit far fetched in that it would require an extraordinary degree of planning (and luck) for the murderer's scheme to have worked.
So, while this is not the Murder of Roger Ackroyd or Death on the Nile, I think most Christie fans will find it well worth reading.
By the way, at less than $10, these Black Dog editions are fabulous bargains.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The biggest mystery is the title!
Comment: This is Agatha Christie's only courtroom drama, and the mystery that unfolds is bracketed by scenes in court. She even presents evidence as if it were meant to appear in court, and Poirot is hired to help the defense prove that the one woman who could have committed the crime (or crimeS) in question didn't do it.
The courtroom drama aspect of this novel isn't nearly as compelling as the mystery itself. Overall, it's not one of Christie's best, but loyal readers will still be kept guessing right up until the end. As for me, I am still guessing about what the heck the title could mean. The book offers no hint whatsoever, so any clues to THAT lingering mystery would be most welcome.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Beautiful, young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty; Hercule Poirot is all that stands between Elinor and the gallows...
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