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Post title: Top 3 favorite HP whodunit

detectivepauljohn on 24 Sep 2008 at 10:30 a.m. GMT

mine are-1st place-Death On the Nile

2nd place-Evil Under the Sun

3rd place-Card On the Table

What about you?

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Holly on 24 Sep 2008 at 10:54 a.m. GMT

That's a tough one. I tend to like my Poirots with Hastings thrown in

However, if I am forced to choose what I consider to be the best Poirots, then I agree with your selection. Although I would love to add Sad Cypress.

ariadnepoirotmarple on 24 Sep 2008 at 1:27 p.m. GMT

I also agree with your selection (I've never read Evil Under the Sun but saw the movie so I know how surprising was the end) but I'd like to add "Lord Edgware Dies", it's really a good one.

Paris on 24 Sep 2008 at 7:23 p.m. GMT

Good choice on the top 3 but, for me, the top 3 have to include Hercule Poirot's Christmas and Dumb Witness.

Sabrina776 on 25 Sep 2008 at 12:45 a.m. GMT

I agree with you Holly, Sad Cypress is fascinating. I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of reading it! I personally really enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express!!!!

Holly on 25 Sep 2008 at 8:27 a.m. GMT

Dumb Witness? How could I forget that one. An excellent choice, Paris. I love that one too!

I'm listening to the audio book of Sad Cypress at the moment, btw.

lady_horbury on 25 Sep 2008 at 7:03 p.m. GMT

Hello! It will take me awhile to get used to this new site, but I love it already. I really like the new "Look"! I would have to say my top 3 HP mysteries would be: 1. The Hollow. 2. Peril at End House. 3. Death in the Clouds. BUT I love all of them, so it's really hard to choose!

dada222 on 27 Sep 2008 at 8:21 a.m. GMT

Mine are :

1. Cards on the table

2. Murder of roger ackroyd

I'm not sure about the third...

Rea_Potter on 28 Sep 2008 at 6:01 p.m. GMT

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

2. Curtain

3. Thrre-Act Tragedy

+ 1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

moonraker on 08 Oct 2008 at 5:35 p.m. GMT

1 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2 Dumb Witness

3 The Mysterous Affair at Styles

Don't bother with the dreadful tv adaptations of the first two though.

Phlox on 26 Oct 2008 at 2:36 p.m. GMT

1. Murder on the Orient Express(this one is actually Poirot's best, i would give it the 2nd position if i am to give positions to all books written by Agatha Christie)

2. Big Four(this is one book that you would not want to leave even for a second)

3. Death on the Nile/ Cards on the Table

Actually its really difficult. I would have liked to add Sad Cypress, Murder of Roger Ackroyd & Five Little Pigs to it too. Its so difficult indeed.

tanvi on 06 Nov 2008 at 1:18 p.m. GMT

According to me, 1st place- Murder on the orient express 2nd place- Death on the Nile 3rd place- Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Inspector_Kelly on 19 Nov 2008 at 2:17 p.m. GMT

Passion_For_Crime on 28 Nov 2008 at 5:18 a.m. GMT

1* Murder on ther Orient express 2* Appointment With Death 3* Hercule Poiriots Christmas If you ask me there are heaps of good AC books and I would love to add heaps of them like Big Four, Mysterous Affiar At Styles, Murder On The Links and Peril At End House but what do you think the three worst are I would say they are... 1* Hickory Dickory Dock 2* One, Two Buckle My Shoe 3* Poiroits Early Cases I would also want to add Murder In the Mews and The Clocks. I say these are the worst because there is nothing exciting in them until the end and the endings aren't really god any way. I like the cases that have Intersting Parts through them all the way like the Big Four which was just heaps of excitment all the way and Appiontment With Death because of the wierd and interesting Family.

AndThenThereWasTim on 28 Nov 2008 at 4:31 p.m. GMT

1. Death on the Nile

2. Evil Under the Sun

3. Murder on the Orient Express

Tommy_A_Jones on 28 Nov 2008 at 4:52 p.m. GMT

1st Cards On The Table

2nd ABC Murders

3rd Mrs McGinty's Dead

This was really Difficult as I wanted to also put Evil Under The Sun, Cat Among The Pigeons, Third Girl and After The Funeral in the top 3 aswell.

detectivepauljohn on 29 Nov 2008 at 12:48 p.m. GMT

WINNEBAGO1901
If I were you I will make Evil Under the Sun the 1st.

na_well on 29 Nov 2008 at 5:09 p.m. GMT

Mine are:

Murder on the Orient Express
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Cards on the Table

Dazzy on 02 Dec 2008 at 5:24 p.m. GMT

01-Sad Cypress

02-Dumb Witness

03-Elephants Can Remember

Linnet_burnett on 08 Dec 2008 at 3:18 a.m. GMT

1. elephants can remember 2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 3. Death on the Nile

Tommy_A_Jones on 10 Dec 2008 at 4:28 p.m. GMT

Detectivepauljohn my top three actually changes I was thinking about it thismorning and I actually think my top 3 are; 1. Death In The Clouds 2. Cards On The Table 3 ABC Murder This is because thanks to the Passenger list and plan of where they all sat being in the copy I read it is the first book I tried to solve and had great fun too but narrowed it down to 2 and picked the wrong one but Evil Under The Sun, After The Funeral, Cat Among The Pigeons, Mrs McGintys Dead and Third Girl all in the top ten.

StJohnSmythe on 11 Dec 2008 at 6:06 a.m. GMT

1. Lord Edgware Dies 2. The Mysterious Affair at Styles 3. Death on the Nile

marmalade_sunrise on 11 Dec 2008 at 7 a.m. GMT

1) One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 2) Dumb Witness 3) The Clocks There are so many more I love, though! I put The Clocks third because I don't feel there's *enough* Poirot in it, but it's a particularly genius mystery.

detectivepauljohn on 12 Dec 2008 at 2:27 p.m. GMT

marmalade_sunrise
I wanna read Dumb Witness. Is it good?

ariadnepoirotmarple on 12 Dec 2008 at 5:33 p.m. GMT

Detectivepauljohn, I know yor question was to marmalade_sunrise but I'd like to give my opinion about 'Dumb Witness'. It's one of my favourite AC because the plot is just so ingenious and the characters are so likeable and intersting. And I love it especially because of Hastings! I recommend it!

marmalade_sunrise on 13 Dec 2008 at 1:07 a.m. GMT

detectivepauljohn, I like Dumb witness for many reasons. There is the camaraderie between Hastings and Poirot like ariadnepoirotmarple points out, but one of the biggest stars is Bob the dog, which is a unique and clever part of this plot. The mystery about the letter is intriguing, and the end just might surprise you!

sapphire_arisa on 31 Mar 2009 at 9:32 a.m. GMT

my top 3 are...

* The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, *Murder on the Orient Express and *The ABC Murder.

I don't know which one is the best, coz I love love love them all. Other AC books are so fabulous that I can't number them in my preference order.

sapphire_arisa on 31 Mar 2009 at 9:43 a.m. GMT

to marmalade_sunrise

hi. i've read your post saying your no.1 is '1, 2, buckle my shoe'. Would you please give me reasons why? I will be reading it soon coz i bought it. so i want your opinion. thnks!

lava on 31 Mar 2009 at 10:19 a.m. GMT

mine are

1.MRS mcginty's dead

2.sad cypress

3.third girl

devilgal19 on 31 Mar 2009 at 8:07 p.m. GMT

1. ABC Murders 2. Mysterious Affair at Styles 3. After the Funeral

lcarpenter55 on 01 Apr 2009 at 1:58 a.m. GMT

1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2. Murder on the Orient Express

3. Evil Under the Sun

Enoch_Arden on 28 Oct 2009 at 7:54 p.m. GMT

thedoctor98 on 30 Oct 2009 at 5:39 p.m. GMT

you should add appointment with death

jane_delawney on 07 Dec 2009 at 2:30 a.m. GMT

1) Murder on the Orient Express

2) Curtain

3) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Puffinjill on 07 Dec 2009 at 7:59 a.m. GMT

This is as near as I can get to whittling the Poirot books down into a top 3:-

1) Appointment with Death

2) Five Little Pigs

3) All the others EXCEPT Elephants Can Remember, Third girl and The Big Four.

Yes, yes, I know, I'm useless and indecisive but the truth is, although the top 2 remain favourites regardless, the other books appeal to me at different times and one day I will love, say, Cards On The Table or Death In The Clouds and the idea of a closed circle of suspects but another day I will want to read one with Hastings in, as his narrative is a joy. So this is as close as I can get to any type of 'best' list! The point is (with a few exceptions) I love them all and reading any of them makes my day better!

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