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“It is always a delight to meet Hercule Poirot again. He is one of the few detectives with real charm.” (Dorothy L. Sayers )
“The acknowledged queen of detective fiction.” (The Observer (UK) )
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Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot’s bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment, then he sways and falls.
Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a worldof international intrigue, risking his life—and thatof his “twin brother”—to uncover the truth.
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The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about 'Number Four'.
Lo escogí pensando que me engancharía más o que al menos en época de mayor ajetreo sería entretenida y refrescante. Sin embargo , no lo ha sido. No he conseguido conectar ni he conseguido seguir el hilo de la historia, pues no es como nos tiene acostumbrados la autora, si no un conflicto general con múltiples asesinatos y que se va resolviendo a lo largo de todo el libro a través de varios meses. Un punto a favor es que me ha gustado la presencia de Hastings aunque no entendí mucho ciertas partes.