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No cover — Agatha Christie: Smierc lorda Edgware'a (Polish language, 2004, Dolnoslaskie)

Polish language

Published Nov. 13, 2004 by Dolnoslaskie.

ISBN:: 978-83-7023-624-3

(1 review)

Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead, but how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had vinally granted her a divorce?

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4 stars

Actress Jane Wilkinson is married to Lord Edgware, but she wants a divorce as soon as possible so she can marry again. Wilkinson asks Poirot to help her convince Lord Edgware to give her a divorce, otherwise she will go to his house and kill him. Things get complicated when Poirot realises Lord Edgware agrees with the divorce, but is still murdered that night.

I enjoyed this story because it is very different from the usual murder plot. We know how the murder will be executed from early on, but the obvious culprit has an alibi, which makes the reader look for other options. Having said that, I think it is easier to understand who did what because of that.