Friday, September 19, 2008

Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie

First sentence:

"Mrs. Oliver looked at herself in the glass."

Description:

"Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff overlooking the rocks below and the sea breaking against them. Here, where he stood, the bodies of a husband and wife had been found. Here, three weeks before that, a woman had walked in her sleep and fallen to her death.

Why had these things happened. . .?" -- from the back cover

My thoughts:

While the mystery itself was predictable, I liked the interactions between Hercule Poirot and the mystery writer Ariadne Oliver as they hunt for "elephants" for help in solving the mystery of the Ravenscrofts' deaths.

Date read: 8/30/2008
Book #: 60
Challenge: What an Animal! Challenge
Rating: 3*/5 = good
Genre: Mystery

ISBN-10: 0006162649
ISBN-13: 9780006162643
Publisher: Fontana
Year: 1972
# of pages: 218
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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