Sad Cypress
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Cousins by marriage and lovers by inclination, Roddy and Elinor were the ideal match. He loathed any display of emotion, while she was composed at all times. Then they got an anonymous letter warning that their rich Aunt Laura was thinking of cutting them off, and their perfect world vanished. Roddy did the unthinkable, and fell in love. And Elinor found herself charged with murder. When Hercule Poirot is hired to uncover the truth, even the inimitable Belgian detective is stumped. For a time.
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47 primary books74 released books#22 in Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot is a 74-book series with 47 primary works first released in -2100 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Hugh Fraser, and 阿加莎·克里斯蒂.
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Sad Cypress has a few different layers than the other Poirot books: courtroom drama, a love triangle, bias. It therefore reads a little differently. I have been reading all of Christie's mysteries chronologically and if nothing else I liked this one because it added variety. The ending I somewhat expected—it wasn't as clever as some of her other books. But still I enjoyed the read. They are all good.
I really enjoyed this Hercules Poirot murder mystery. A young woman is an heir to a fortune but is on trial and about to be convicted of murdering another young woman. The murdered woman is her rival for the affections of the man she is passionately in love with and may also threaten her long expected inheritance. The legalities of inheritance and poison are all instrumental to the plot. Can Poirot unravel the mystery in time? The best part of this mystery is the unusual denouement - the mystery solution is resolved during the court trial.
