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Elinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura s considerable fortune. But a poison-pen letter begins a chain of events that is to end in tragedy.
Convinced that Mary Gerrard, a childhood playmate of Elinor s, is attempting to ingratiate herself with her aunt for financial gain, the pair travel to the family home to investigate. They find no evidence, but Roddy falls desperately in love with the beautiful Mary, little realizing that beneath Elinor s restrained and unemotional exterior lies an almost obsessive passion for him.
Elinor obeys her aunt s deathbed wish despite her heartbreak and gives Mary a large bequest from the estate. But when Mary is found poisoned, the evidence against Elinor is damning. It s up to Hercule Poirot to find out if the case is as simple as it seems."
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What a lovely experience. I have to admit this time I did know who did it by the middle of the book. I still didn't guess why (had my ideas but they were wrong). I enjoyed how this book was divided in three parts: one for what happened before Hercule Poirot, one for what happened once Poirot appeared, and one after Poirot shared the truth with everyone. I admire how Poirot's goal is always to find the truth; it doesn't matter who is affected as long as the truth comes out, and he has showed us many times that telling the truth is better than telling a white lie for "the sake of the death". I was expecting to see more Jealousy since that's the topic of the book for my #readchristie2023, but I do get why @officialagathachristie chose it: Jealousy is the reason why an innocent person is getting judged and accused of murder. This was intriguing and one of those books I didn't want to put down (sadly enough I have adult responsibilities so I barely have 1 or 2 hours a day to read, and some days I don't feel like reading and I don't want to turn my hobby into a job). Agatha Christie surprises me again with how everything was planned, and I have to admit I wholeheartedly adored this book.