The denouement requires a little bit of a stretch but Christie carries it off because, by then, the reader is less invested in the solution to a puzzle than they are in seeing justice done. The characters, including the detective, feel like real people rather than cogs in the plot. The paths of multiple characters are followed simultaneously without any initial explanation of how the relate to each other or the murder. Although it was published in 1944, it feels very modern. This is one of the best Agatha Christie books I've read. One of the best Agatha Christie books: modern, innovative, people-focused and with a detective who feels like a real person
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