The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense—creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters—brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks…including the classic Five Little Pigs, which has Hercule Poirot racing to solve a case from out of the past.
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“The answer to the riddle is brilliant.” (Times Literary Supplement (London))
“A brilliant piece of detective fiction, in which character plays an important part.” (Daily Telegraph (London))
“Straightforward bamboozling from start to finish.” (New Statesman (UK))
“As usual, Mrs. Christie hoaxes us with a double twist at the denouement, and provides excellent entertainment.” (Punch (UK))
“Agatha Christie never fails us, and her Five Little Pigs presents a very pretty problem for the ingenious reader.” (Manchester Guardian (UK))
“A brilliant piece of detective fiction, in which character plays an important part.” (Daily Telegraph (London))
“Straightforward bamboozling from start to finish.” (New Statesman (UK))
“As usual, Mrs. Christie hoaxes us with a double twist at the denouement, and provides excellent entertainment.” (Punch (UK))
“Agatha Christie never fails us, and her Five Little Pigs presents a very pretty problem for the ingenious reader.” (Manchester Guardian (UK))
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Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoningher husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, therewere five other “little pigs” who could have done it:Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market;Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayedat home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcée), whohad her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devotedgoverness), who had none; and Angela Warren (thedisfigured sister), who cried all the way home.
Sixteen years later, Caroline’s daughter is determinedto prove her mother’s innocence, and Poirotjust can’t get that nursery rhyme out of his mind.
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This is one of Agatha Christie's best mysteries! The psychological development is wonderful, the climax is held in secret until the very lasy possible minute, the characters are superbly developed. Truly worth a read and a reread.
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By MarianaP
Format:Mass Market Paperback
For many years I didn't read any of Agatha's books, deceived by the unspoken prejudice against all writers of mystery novels, that somehow they're not "real" writers, as if they stood to literature like entertainers stand to "genuine", quality artists and performers.
I liked some of the adaptations I saw of her works though, and always had a soft spot for "Murder on the Orient Express" so I finally gave in and became a fan, especially of Hercule Poirot. I didn't think her work could bring me any more surprises, so many books later.
So I was delighted at how much I loved this one. It has all the characteristics that have made her dear to me, especially as an author, for these things are sometimes nowhere to be found in adaptations one sees: characters who are basically mouthpieces to Agatha's views on the world and life; the way Poirot's ridiculousness makes him so easily underestimated by friends and foes alike; and in Agatha's mysteries the crime and whodunit is merely a pretext to watch and observe and reflect upon people whom you become more and more fascinated with, sometimes just because you're watching. It's like Hitchcock's "Rear Window", but some decades earlier.
I even fell into the trap of thinking that this time I had guessed correctly who the killer was, something I never do. What for? Agatha always beats me, and this time was no exception. I particularly loved the ending, the best I have ever read in any mystery novel and, to me, eerily reminiscent of Conan Doyle's "The Blue Carbuncle".
For those who feel curious, the painting that is described as a blind girl sitting on an orange is by George Frederic Watts and is called Hope because the harp she's holding has only one string left but she doesn't give up playing upon it.
By Sharis
Format:Hardcover
I usually buy Agatha Christie's paper backs. This book is my favorite that's why I wanted hard cover. Good quality. I love all Agatha Christie books. I ordered this along with ABC murders and death on the Nile and received them earlier than the date promised in my email.
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A good Hercule Poirot mystery, but not the best.
This is one of the few books I was able to figure out. All the evidence were provided to readers before Poirot presented the truth. The plot is good and making clear sense. Read more
Published on Mar 31 2008 by Juran Liu
5.0 out of 5 stars
caught me all thru the night
when an unsolved murder that happened 15 yrs ago,you just couldnt expect other people cracking the mystery and pinpoint the particular murderer after so many years have... Read more
Published on May 4 2004 by ainil
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well-written but not my most favorite Christie book
When Caroline Crale is accused for the murder of her husband, Amyas Crale, no one supposes that she could be in any way innocent. After Mrs. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2002 by Priscilla Stafford
4.0 out of 5 stars
A first-rate example of Agatha Christie's virtuosity
Not often the American title of an Agatha Christie novel is an improvement to the original one, but this is truly an exception: "Murder in Retrospect" nicely catches the basic idea... Read more
Published on Sep 14 2002 by Geert Daelemans
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly effective
This is a simple story. A bit like Cards on the Table, there is a relatively small scope of suspects. (In Cards... there were fourl. this one there are five. Read more
Published on July 4 2002 by RachelWalker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old Sins, Long Shadows
Although it is not as well known as many other Christie novels, THE FIVE LITTLE PIGS deserves to be ranked among the author's best, and in it Christie explores a theme to which she... Read more
Published on May 2 2002 by Gary F. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Grows on you: good characterization
This little pig went to market,
This little pig stayed home,
This little pig ate roast beef,
This little pig had none,
This little pig cried 'wee, wee, wee' all... Read more
This little pig stayed home,
This little pig ate roast beef,
This little pig had none,
This little pig cried 'wee, wee, wee' all... Read more
Published on April 21 2002 by Michele L. Worley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Poirot Solves a Murder in Retrospect
This classic Christie was published in Britain as "Five Little Pigs" and in the US as "Murder in Retrospect" because Poirot must solve a crime that took place 16 years before the... Read more
Published on Mar 2 2002 by Antoinette Klein
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"The truth has a habit of making itself known. Even after many years"-a maxim that sums up Five Little Pigs (Agatha Christie, 1942), quite simply one of the best books she has... Read more
Published on Dec 5 2001 by hacklehorn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Best till the end, a rather unsatisfactory conclusion
This little pig went to the market,
this little pig stayed at home,
this little pig had roast beef,
this little pig had none,
and this little pig cried... Read more
this little pig stayed at home,
this little pig had roast beef,
this little pig had none,
and this little pig cried... Read more
Published on Dec 1 2001 by snowy
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