What is the best mystery that you read this year?
Hercule Poirot’s
Christmas was the pick for my Back to the Classics Book Club this month at the
Kewaunee Public Library as well as the December selection for #ReadChristie22. The prompt for this month is “A story
containing precious jewels.”
Mr. Simeon Lee is a very
old rich man that has collected his family together for Christmas. He is a cruel man who insults his late wife
and their children at dinner before going to his office. The next thing the family knows, there are loud
crashes from his office and a horrifying scream. The office door is locked, but they break it
down. Inside, they find Simeon Lee dead
and his uncut diamonds missing. With so
many people who wanted him dead, who killed him and why?
Hercule Poirot’s
Christmas was a traditional locked room mystery. There were many red herrings and I didn’t
guess the ending. It did make sense once
it was all revealed. I like how Poirot
put the pieces together. I also enjoyed
the small bits of humor such as how Poirot is impressed by the policeman’s
mustache. We had a good discussion about
this book last night at book club. While
this was set at a Christmas gathering, it didn’t have too much to do with
Christmas.
Overall, Hercule Poirot’s
Christmas is a good mystery for anyone looking for a different type of read for
the season.
Book Source: Purchased from Amazon.com
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