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Title: Impoverished Christie/Not Worth a Gander
Review: Lacks suspense. Plausible characters are far and in between. Not as horrid as Passage to Frankfurt which is unreadable. That's a plus. But the whole finale is ridiculous. That Christie uses this novel to reminisce about the loss of of England's traditional ways is endearing, but not a vital enough element. Clearly, whenever the old gal starts trying to address bigger crimes, she loses her way. This one has a train robbery and a crime syndicate and much below par writing. If this is anyone's first Christie novel, it will no doubt be their last.
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