An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course.
But 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...
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I really wanted to enjoy this book. I love Poirot and have for many years therefore I sat down to this book expecting to love it as I have others. I was sadly disappointed. I'm not sure what it was about this book which didn't work for me but I really found it a chore to finish.
I found the plot slow and the quite boring. While the characters were not very appealing. They lacked an energy and likeable qualities which meant I had very little interest in who was the killer or why the man was murdered. Poirot himself was written well and he still retained his elegance and unique style of doing things which was the main reason I continued to read on. Hastings really annoyed me through his strange actions and decisions in regards to a murder suspect. I found his character extremely unbelievable and quite silly.
Although I disliked this book it doesn't put me off reading the next title in the series. As I mentioned above I have read and thoroughly enjoyed Poirot books before which leads me to believe that this book was simply not for me. In fact I am looking forward to picking up Poirot Investigates in the very near future.
I rate this book 1 out of 5 stars.
This book wasn't for me despite my usually love of Poirot. Although Poirot himself was written well, I found the supporting characters lacked depth and Hastings was simply annoying. However I still plan to read more Poirot titles in future based on my previous enjoyment of Christie's other books.
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