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thebeesareback · 2 months

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Is she in her Poirot era?

Dearest readers (and other users of Tumblr), you may know that I have dedicated some of my insomniac hours to listening to the Sherlock Holmes audiobooks and recounting the bizarre plot points. Yesterday evening, the Spotify algorithm decided to throw something new at me: the adventures of Hercule Poirot. Therefore, I have consumed the short story, "The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim" from the collection "Poirot Investigates", published in 1924. Here are my observations:

the dynamic between Poirot and Hastings is pretty similar to that of Holmes and Watson, in that both have a smartass and an everyman. Holmes seems fonder of Watson than Poirot is of Hastings

Holmes is perfectly happy to gallivant around Europe for various cases and visits Tibet at least once. Poirot takes great pride in the fact that he solves a case without leaving his armchair

Poirot talks about how difficult it is to disappear, especially when you're relatively famous and your family puts descriptions of you all over the newspapers. Two years after this story was published, Agatha Christie herself vanished and wasn't found for just under two weeks, despite fans searching and a fair amount of media attention. The coincidence is so notable that I assumed the book was written after Christie vanishes as a meta wink to her readers

Anyway, that's all I really picked up on. Any Poirot fans out there? Apparently the new Kenneth Branagh film is abysmal

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midnights-wish · 9 days

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i don't know why i keep buying collections of short-strories, i always need so much longer to complete these ;-;

'cause whenever i'm through with a story it just makes me think 'well, i read a whole thing, i'm done for today' -- but i just read like 15 pages!!!

#this is about poirot investigates specifically rn #i love the stories but i dont love that completing a story so quickly makes me think ive read a lot #poirot investigates #agatha christie #short stories #booklr #book blog #bookish

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readingoals · 2 months

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My first Christie of 2024!

The is a collection of short stories, all featuring Poirot. I liked it and it was fun but I think I prefer Christie's novels to her short stories. She does a good job of crafting a short story and unraveling a mystery in so few pages, but it's not quite the same lmao.

Each of the stories in this collection felt distinct enough, though they basically all included a scene where Poirot called Hastings (and sometimes Japp) a fucking moron lmao. So overall a solid collection.

#booklr #poirot investigates #agatha christie #brigid speaks #read in 2024 #book update

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thelastofthebookworms · 1 year

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More polls in my pinned post (art, literature, (indie) comics, etc.)

#polls #agatha christie #crime fiction #why didn't they ask evans?#dead man's folly #hercule poirot's christmas #poirot investigates #evil under the sun #murder in mesopotomia

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richardarmitagefanpage · 2 years

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Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie, narrated by Richard, is now available on Audio CD at Book Depository.

#richard armitage #agatha christie #poirot investigates #audiobook #audible #audio cd #book depository #news

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tvserie-film · 2 months

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Title: Poirot Investigates (1924) Author: Agatha Christie Vote: 7/10 Collection of stories in which the Belgian detective shows off his deductive ability and makes his gray cells work in an excellent way. Through simple observation he manages to discover things that others miss and sometimes arrives at the solution without exchanging any words with the suspects. A logical and aseptic procedure.

#Hercule Poirot indaga #Agatha Christie #book #crime #detective #1924 #Poirot Investigates #7

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pikie-mystery · 3 months

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Poirot Investigates #readchristie2024

New year, new challenges! 🎉 Last year I read 11 books. This year I intend to maintain that number or even surpass it. Therefore, I decided to participate again in the Read Christie 2024 challenge and I still intend to read more cozy mysteries. They are simply a comfort to my soul! 🥰 That said, my choice for January was Poirot Investigates, a collection of short stories. Published in 1924, it was the first collection made, in which the famous Belgian detective solved several different cases. From a jewel that is supposed to be the eye of a god, a curse from an Egyptian tomb, to a missing will and the kidnapping of the most important man in England in the First World War, the Prime Minister, Poirot investigates and surprises everyone with his little grey cells. My favorite short story was "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor", where Christie explores the supernatural and people's superstitions. Next month, The secret of Chimneys…. 😜

#books #reading #book review #mystery #agatha christie #hercule poirot #Poirot investigates #readchristie2024

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vreugd-madelon · 2 years

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Uit Poirots Praktijk Review

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie is a 215 page Mystery Short Story collection from 1925. I read this book in Dutch and is published for ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’.

Hercule Poirot grapples with a chain of mysteries that challenge his ingenuity. Herein the detective deals with the theft of a gem said to have been the eye of a mysterious idol, a million dollars in bonds that disappear from a locked case, jewel thieves who have conceived of a seemingly impossible theft, and even the kidnapping of the Prime Minister of England. Poirot uses deduction, deception and isn't above creating illusions to reveal a killer, but his foes are often both more unusual and more dangerous than simple murderers. He finds himself battling spies, masters of disguise and even trying to thwart a supposed Egyptian curse.

I Rate this book 3/5 stars.

This was one of the books I hoped to enjoy as much as the Sherlock Holmes short story collections, unfortunately that wasn’t the case. I don’t know exactly what it was and while writing this a lot of time has passed since reading it. (At least a couple weeks). Maybe it was the fact that the entire book was written in Dutch. Maybe it was that I was beginning to get annoyed at the narcissism of Poirot. Maybe it was that there was just a little too much French in the book for my comfort (And I don’t speak French, and my last French class was over a decade ago, which I dropped as soon as I could.)

But if you are a fan of Poirot and like some shorter stories about his cases, then yes I can recommend them to you. Else, maybe stick to the longer novels because the last full novel I read I did really like.

Do you have any questions? Or maybe some recommendations? Send me an ask here on Tumblr or tweet me. If you wish to support me, you can buy me a coffee! Or even buy my debut fantasy novel, The Mending Road.

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femmedefandom · 1 year

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hercule poirot 🤝 benoit blanc

#eccentric detectives #fun outfits and accents #having the time of their lives solving crimes #activating the grey cells #investigating because it compels them #agatha christie #knives out #glass onion #hercule poirot #benoit blanc

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streakyfreak-me · 8 months

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Hercule Poirot

the greatest detective

#hercule poirot #agatha christie #detective #detectives #mystery #investigation #private investigator #detective story #detective art #fanart #thriller #agatha christie’s poirot #poirot series #david suchet

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my-52-weeks-with-christie · 1 year

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Cooking With Christie: Biscuits

Inspiration: Whilst cleaning out my mother-in-law’s old house, my husband and I ran across a very, very well loved Crisco cookbook. So loved in fact, the cover and title page are entirely missing, several pages are no longer attached to the binding, and the most used pages are foxed, sun darkened, and splattered with decades worth of flour, Crisco, and other mysterious substances. Recalling his…

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#agatha Christie #biscuits #book #book cover #book photo #book pic #Cooking With Christie #crisco #hercule poirot #my 52 weeks with christie #mystery #point investigates #Poirot

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agenderhyde · 1 year

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There's something so casually chilling about the way Poirot befriended the doctor and then suggested the only way out was suicide

#cloudy rambles #the murder of roger ackroyd #hercule poirot #agatha christie #suicide tw #bringing him into his confidences. letting him help investigate his own crime #though i have to wonder if poirot moving in next door was just a coincidence

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midnights-wish · 15 days

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|| 05.04.2024, friday. ||

alright, two things:

01., i think i did really well with my little pancake-tower. :) i prepared some for the next two days as well ♡

and 02., i almost choked on my coffee when reading the quote -- of course i realize that that's just everyday vocabulary back then when the book was written, but i really didn't expect it as the very second sentence & it just caught me off-guard v.v

› book: 'poirot investigates' by agatha christie -- short story: 'the adventure of the western star' ‹

#poirot investigates #poirot #agatha christie #book quotes #pancakes #diary #my diary

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bklynmusicnerd · 1 year

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Spencer: "I thought you'd be thrilled we don't have to pretend anymore"

Trina: