Review: A Classic Mystery Short Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
I was looking for the new the Hercule Poirot book by Sophie Hannah, when I came across this Jules Poiret short story. As one of the grandfathers of the British detective genre, Jules Poiret may have inspired Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot character, so I thought I would read this one first. It's part of a the Jules Poiret mystery series and Jules Poiret in The Murder of Lady Malvern has convinced me to pick up a few more short stories from this series. This turns into a very different murder mystery novel, in that our detective is solving a mystery that is very personal rather than a case. Poiret is forced to turn from guest to detective at an old friends birthday celebration when she is murdered. The story is entangled with a variety of characters and the dynamics of their relationships with each other.