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Luke Fitzwilliam, a retired colonial policeman has returned to England and chances to converse on a train with a woman who reminds him of a favorite aunt. She informs him that she is reporting three murders to Scotland Yard and is hoping to prevent a fourth, that of a village doctor. Before she can do so, she is killed by a car, and a short time later the doctor she mentioned is killed. Fitzwilliam decides to investigate these five deaths.
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5 primary booksSuperintendent Battle is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 1925 with contributions by Agatha Christie.
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The beginning was good.
The middle was exciting. It got really terrifying. To the last I wasn't sure who the murderer was. I suspected everyone.
The ending was... disappointing. Especially when she explained when she realized who the murderer was. Sure, she did... Agatha wasn't at all sure when she wrote the events leading to that.
I enjoyed seeing how Luke, our sleuth, went about his investigation and his thought processes about the murders! Very methodical, but also fairly fast-paced. The murderer did actually take me by surprise–probably because I was spending too much time trying to out-think the plot! ;) And (slight spoiler) the romantic subplot was well-done! At times I found it a little frustrating, but it ended up happily.
Agatha-Christie-land is my new favourite place to dwell. Full of convoluted crimes that keep me guessing until the end.
This tale is set in a quintessentially quaint English village complete with plenty of bizarre characters, any of whom could be the dastardly murderer! Oh, and there's some tempestuous romance - yes please. Particularly loved the mental cover art - what on earth was the boomerang about, did I miss that bit in a post-nightshift read? Answers on a post-card, please!