Murder in the Mews
Ratings18
Average rating3.6
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Ratings18
Average rating3.6
When a young woman is found in a locked room having been shot, the police assume it’s suicide. However, when Poirot looks further he begins to suspect murder – would a right-handed woman shoot herself from the left?
A story of novella length, it was first published in Woman’s Journal in December 1936, and later formed one of four stories the collection, Murder in the Mews, published in 1937 by Collins. Robin Macartnay, draughtsman on the Mallowan's archaeological digs, again illustrated the jacket for the Crime Club edition.
It formed the second episode of the first series of Agatha Christie’s Poirot in 1989, starring David Suchet. Japp was played by Philip Jackson and it included the characters of Hastings (Hugh Fraser) and Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran).
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I can't help but compare this book to the David Suchet tv adaptation and the book comes up short, especially without Hastings's hapless charm. My general feeling is that while the novels are vastly better than the tv versions, the short stories suffer in comparison.
This book from the Poirot series somehow escaped me. By now, I had read and reread all Poirot books, but this one I had never encountered. Four stories, surprisingly good. Especially the first 3 mysteries were excellent. The last one, Triangle at Rhodes, was not of the same level and was also considerably shorter. In my opinion, one of the better Poirot books.
Series
46 primary books63 released booksHercule Poirot is a 59-book series with 46 primary works first released in 197 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie, and 7 others.
Series
14 primary books15 released booksHercule Poirot Short Story is a 16-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie, and Britte-Marie Bergström.
