Lord Edgware Dies

“I loved it,” a girl was sighing. “I think Bryan Martin's just wonderful. I never miss any picture he's in. The way he rode down the cliff and got there in time with the papers.”

Her escort was less enthusiastic.

“Idiotic story. If they'd just had the sense to ask Ellis right away. Which anyone worth sense would have done—”

Why didn't they ask Evans?

I really enjoyed this particular puzzle for Poirot! It was a very “high society” crime, and while I had been hoping for a particular ending that didn't work out, I did very much appreciate the way Poirot wraps up the primary subplot.

[[spoilers ahead!]]

The ending–fascinating. On one hand, I admire what Christie did with the final document; but on the other hand, the way all the male characters kept referring to our leading lady throughout the narrative started to grate on me. “She just has no morals” seemed like such a vague and archaic judgment of a woman. Christie did bring that home somewhat though, I think, so my advice to others would be to keep on reading til the very end!