Three Act Tragedy (Dramatised) Audiobook

" This wasn't one of Christie's absolute best stories. For once, I could have almost figured it out. Still, it was interesting. "

" I always have a soft spot for Hercule Poirot and would have given this more stars if he had been in the entire book. Murder at a cocktail party, where there are poor members of the aristocracy, famous doctor, famous playwright, famous actors, rude upstarts, shabby clergy, and Hercule Poirot. The murder of the well-liked clergyman seems so unlikely that even Hercule Poirot poo-poos it. Not until the second murder of the famous, nerve-specialist doctor, does suspicion fall on the first. And when the third murder of one of the doctor's patients takes place does Poirot jump into high gear, and we see the detective we love in action. "

" A little slow to develop and harder than usual to get into. I managed to figure out the "who" in this whodunnit but was in the dark on the motive. "

" True Agatha style narration. Inimitable. Poirot pulls the strings marvelously. "

" A thoroughly enjoyable read. I, for one, did not guess until the very end. How clever. "

" I first saw this a couple of years ago as a TV adaptation, and I have to say that the novel is much better than that interpretation. That given, it wasn't one of Christie's novels that reached out and grabbed me from the start. The mystery is straightforward enough - two murders which appear to have no motive or bearing on each other, but the solution lies in the novel's title. The plot and the romance in it did lag in the middle which is why I've knocked the stars off. I did enjoy the book being set out in the three acts of the title though, with the added note at the beginning stating that 'illumination' in the tragedy is provided by Hercule Poirot - a sly nod to the detective in it. "

" An excellent reading of an entertaining mystery! Very well performed, and as always, Christie's prose is engaging and fun. "

" While fairly slow paced, the ending was stellar! "

" A very clever cover-up, and a whole lot of acting going on in this book. Oh, that Poirot is such a snarky devil, but he uses his little grey cells to fight crime. "

" it was fantastic!!i haven't read any book such this in my life,the best book i've read from christie or other writer "

" Well all I can say is that got me. "

" Read it since my DVR didn't finish taping. Had to know who done it! "

" Some strange deaths caused by nicotine poisoning at unrelated dinner parties which have some of the same people attending. It take Poirot to sort it out eventually, he gets involved late in the book, although present at the first date. "

" what can I say, I'm in the mood for murder. "

" Much better. I kept suspecting pretty much everyone. Poirot never disappoints. "

" My first Agatha Christie book, and certainly not my last. "

" Kind of guessed the end... "

" I've started to fall in love with Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot books. Her characters are amazingly interesting and precise. One of my favorite aspects is Poirot's broken English that includes direct translations of French idioms. For example: "But let us come back to our muttons." "

" I'm a huge Christie fan. I was glad to find one of her books that I haven't read. I actually liked this one more than some of her others because the ending was so different than any of her others. Particularly the motive for the crime. Interesting. "

" A very rare glimpse of Monsieur Hercule Poirot's own mind. "

" One of her best. Absolutely loved it. I'm giving this 5 stars just because of the reason behind the murder. One of the most innovative Christie books. "

" There's hardly much of Poirot in this mystery; he only shows up toward the end. The good thing was that I didn't find it predictable, which was what kept me intrigued until the end. And "Egg" is such a weird nickname to give/have! "

" Yet another one where I didn't predict the murderer. Another murder, moderatley interesting characters. Very intersting motive though! "

" Much better. I kept suspecting pretty much everyone. Poirot never disappoints. "

" Enjoyed every minute! Come join us as we cool down with AC this summer by reading & watching new productions on PBS Masterpiece Mystery. "

" Even if you start suspecting every character ever mentioned in this book, you'll surely be surprised at the end. Unlike some of her other works I've read, the motive in this is quite satisfactory. This may not be her top work, but is still one among the best. Enjoyed it. "

" I want to give this novel a third name : the nicotine crime awasome crime , i love this story thank u agatha christie , thank u thank u "

" Cozy. Good settings and a twist at the end. "

" Another quick and fun read from the Dame. "

" This is one of the best of Agatha Christie's novels! Its was such a drama that the murderer has always been 2 feet away from Poirot himself and that 'it'(I don't want to be a spoiler) has also injected 'itself' in the investigation. Poirot was absolutely funny in the end... XD "

" I managed to figure this one out before the end. "

" Some strange deaths caused by nicotine poisoning at unrelated dinner parties which have some of the same people attending. It take Poirot to sort it out eventually, he gets involved late in the book, although present at the first date. "

" While fairly slow paced, the ending was stellar! "