Her prose is definitely spare. Think it was the way of things when her books were written. No 300 page books for them. Certainly a lot of characters. I like the comparison to the Lindbergh child kidnapping. The movie was OK. We saw it in November. Was darker than other adaptations I've seen. David Suchet is Poirot for me, but I will say that I didn't like him in the role that Masterpiece Mystery shared. Way too religious and I don't think Poirot is ever presented as religious in the books. I prefer Albert Finney's Poirot and that interpretation of this book. Of course, it also included many big name actors of that time.

You are pounding out the reviews! Go you! The plot of this one (I only saw the movie) didn’t do much for me. I’ve never read a Christie. One day.

Those are the only two books of hers that I’ve read, too!

I loved the movie, but I've heard it's way different than the book. You'll have to tell me when you see the movie.