agatha christie's poirot evil under the sun

This story sees him in Devon, Agatha Christie’s home county, and, of course, among the scantily clad sunbathers, a murdered woman is found.

Add in the sardonic tone of Poirot and Agatha’s funny lines and it’s a hit.It seems that no matter how hard he tries, Poirot never quite gets a holiday. Also, enough characters have possible reasons and motives to commit the crime so, as a reader, you are brought down a few potential avenues before arriving at the clever reveal. Gardener to the intriguing Redferns, independent woman Rosamund, Captain and the very glamorous Arlena Marshall, you’re left wondering if anyone is who they first seem. ‘I suppose this is the Sherlock Holmes touch!’įor me, the reason why Evil Under the Sun works so well is the delicate balance of characters. For example (all present and correct here and in many of her other novels): a South-West England setting, action taking place in a hotel, characters that love a game of bridge, policemen and detectives that use lists to recap suspects / sequence of events, subtle references to her other stories, characters and books and a knowing nod to other detective fiction: They are things that always bring a smile to my face when they crop up, as I’m now waiting for them. The more Agatha Christie I read, the clearer her signature moves are becoming.

But you forget, Miss Brewster, there is evil everywhere under the sun.’ Hercule Poirot Classic Agatha Christie moves… The scene was set really well too I felt like another guest at The Jolly Roger hotel. Agatha spends more time building up the suspense and character back-stories, which, for me, really pays off, as I was more invested in them. There was an interesting structure to this story as it is quite clear from the beginning who the murder victim is going to be, but the actual murder doesn’t happen until a quarter of the way through. It always frustrates me when I read reviews that just give too much if the plot away.

It’s always tricky writing plot summaries for Agatha Christie novels as I don’t like to include spoilers in my reviews in general, but especially when it comes to murder mysteries. Opening sentence: ‘When Captain Roger Angmering built himself a house in the year 1782 on the island off Leathercombe Bay, it was thought the height of eccentricity on his part.’ No spoilers, please There, we meet a cast of characters that Agatha Christie can establish so well with just a few lines about each. Poirot has taken himself off on a little holiday to the exclusive, luxury Jolly Roger hotel on an island off the Devon coast. The wonderfully titled Evil Under the Sun is the 24th outing for iconic detective Hercule Poirot and – I’m pleased to say – it’s a cracking one.

Agatha christie's poirot evil under the sun