The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot #13) -

Agatha Christie

HarperCollins

2006

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-10: 0007234430

There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place.Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans...To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form - 15 novels and one short story collection. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats of the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

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Um clássico de Poirot

Bem característico da Agatha, entrega tudo que promete: crime, investigação, reviravolta, intrigas, Poirot sendo genial, etc. Para mim, teve dois defeitos: a demora da investigação de avançar (reage, Poirot, reage) e o fato de já "sabermos" desde os primeiros capítulos quem é o assassino, o que tira muito da graça de se perguntar "quem matou?". Mas a escrita da Agatha é impecável e o livro avança tranquilamente mesmo com esses problemas, e o plot twist é tão bom quanto sempre. A rainha do crime definitivamente é rainha do crime por um motivo.