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Most of Agatha Christie's novels have two parts: pre-murder and post-murder. The structure of this book is outlined in such a way. The first part of the book, around 40%, describes the characters, scenery and context. The second part of the book is about solving the murder, if one occurs.

Although the narrative starts with Poirot, he does not enter the stage until the second part of the book. As always, Poirot knows it all. In my re-read of all Agatha Christie novels, this one ranks in the top half of the Poirot series. It may not be the best, but it is decent. It may not be as famous as “Death on the Nile,” but it is at least just as enjoyable.