Review: Classic Poirot!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
I must confess I haven't read one of Agatha Christie's books in a long time.  They were a passion of mine at one time and I methodically read through each of the Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple books because I was fascinated by the intricacy of the author's plots.  When I was offered the opportunity to read and review Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly, I was reminded of how much I love M. Poirot and his facile mind.Summoned urgently by his friend novelist Ariadne Oliver, M. Poirot drops everything and hurries to a country estate where Mrs. Oliver has been engaged to plan a fictitious murder as a game — a Murder Hunt, something like a Treasure Hunt — for guests to solve as part of the activities at a festival. Intrigued as Mrs. Oliver explains what she is supposed to do, Poirot is even more intrigued by the fact that based on her infamous Intuition, she finds the whole thing somehow wrong and embarks on an investigation of  suspicious and non-suspicious characters culminating in murder (of course!) with unlikely victims and surprising murderers.For fans of Dame Christie, this will be a short and easy read starring one of her most beloved characters.  M. Poirot is smart, funny and always catches his man (or woman) and the imaginative Mrs. Oliver is the perfect foil for his unique personality.  I find myself once more drawn to these beautifully written books and highly recommend Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly to readers who love a classic mystery story.