Murder at the links
Series: Hercule Poirot Mysteries #2
Genre: Mystery
Original publication date: May 1923
Book Description (from Good Reads): Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with an urgent cry for help. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-Sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body flung into a freshly-dug open grave on the golf course adjoining the property. Meanwhile, the millionaire's wife is found bound and gagged in her room. Apparently, it seems that Renauld and his wife were victims of a failed break-in, resulting in Renauld's kidnapping and death.
There's no lack of suspects: his wife, whose dagger served as the weapon; his embittered son, who would have killed for independence; and his mistress, who refused to be ignored - and each felt deserving of the dead man's fortune. The police think they've found the culprit. But Poirot has his doubts. Why is the dead man wearing an overcoat that is too big for him? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse.
Thoughts:
So I decided to read Agatha Christe last year. I did not make that much progress, this time I decided to rebegin but now I will follow the publication order- Last month I got to know Mr. Poirot.
Poirot is back this time he is set once more as a renowned detective, he is a bit too sure of himself. But still, it was amazing the way the mystery takes you through ups and downs, you get a few details here and there that you can use to build your own conclusions.
Yet there is always a new discovery and the big reveal feel very wow, as you had arrived at the wrong conclusion and yet it made perfect sense.
We see characters that make you care about them, that makes you angry with their lack of sense (specifically Mr Poirot's friend not seeing the suspicion where it should be, a man who is duped by a pretty face).
I really liked it, there is no action, here is the mystery of finding the culprit from the point of view of the law and yet not because Poirot is hired by the murdered ma and he decides to continue to solve the mystery after the whole thing blows out of proportion.
I really liked the plot within a plot that made the mystery a convoluted mess, I love the big reveal Agatha has in the end. I do not pay that much attention if it's super far fetched, I mean the plan makes perfect sense but the fact that the Detective is able to piece it together, well that's the surprise.
I am glad to be starting this series.
But for some reason, I do not love it. Why?
I think it lacked something to completely capture me. Still a very good story. We'll see how the next one feels.
This book was used to accomplish my personal goal of getting into classics. Does it count?
Oh well my challenge, it counts XD
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