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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, Bk 18)
Appointment with Death - Hercule Poirot, Bk 18
Author: Agatha Christie
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: 'You see, d...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425108581
ISBN-10: 0425108589
Publication Date: 1984
Pages: 224
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3.9 stars, based on 48 ratings
Publisher: Berkley
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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caviglia avatar reviewed Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, Bk 18) on
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A really enjoyable mystery, with a truly detestable victim. Full of Agatha Christie's usual fun, vivid characterizations all taking place in a truly fantastic locale - I've been dying to go to Petra since I read it.
Tribefan avatar reviewed Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, Bk 18) on + 56 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed reading this one! I never once guessed who really did it! I love when I am kept guessing until the very end!

Hercule Poirot may be on vacation, but a killer isn't. The victim's a hateful tourist despised even by her own children. For the guests at the resort hotel, sympathies are with the murderer, which means a tough job for the Belgian detective.
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Another great Poirot mystery, you won't know whodunit till the very end!
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keitorin avatar reviewed Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, Bk 18) on + 18 more book reviews
Gods, the suspense! It kept me devouring every page. I just knew the ball would drop, but when? When it did, things got somehow even more exciting and I couldn't put the book down. The end certainly did surprise me, because the story has you following certain theories that may turn out to be wrong. The last chapter reminded me of the Epilogue of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but in a good way. Nice way to end things off.
reviewed Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, Bk 18) on + 215 more book reviews
"You see don't you, that she's got to be killed?" These were ominous words for Hercule Poirot to overhear on his first night in Jerusalem. And when a holiday tour of the Holy Land ends abruptly with murder, the words come back to haunt the legendary detective. The victim, Mrs. Boynton, had taken such pleasure in inflicting misery on her own family that everyone else on the tour had watched in horror as the tension built. Many people had a motive for murder...but the question is: Which one was desperate enough to kill? (Also a movie starring Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, and David Soul).
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One of my favorites!


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