Evil Under the Sun
Ratings80
Average rating3.7
Another great Poirot story. I especially liked the characters in this one, and there were enough clues for me to actually try to puzzle out the solution (although naturally I was wrong lol).
Classic Hercule Poirot. If you know, you know!
5 Stars. Perhaps the greatest literary detective of them all.
I am a fan of beachside mysteries. I got similar feelings reading this as Dorothy Sayers's Have His Carcass (which I liked far better, but the feelings are similar). This one takes place at a beachside resort and involves a ton of scandal. The plot is clever, and the characters are interesting. Definitely worth reading.
Haven't read this since I was a kid and oh my, the matter-of-fact sexism and how it was simply universally accepted didn't register at the time. I started the re-read in February but couldn't finish it—it's not a long book!—and was reminded of it only as I was going through my year in review stats, but it still took me 7 days. The mystery is fine but I most likely not gonna re-read this again.