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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison.
Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows…
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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.