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On a routine flight over the English Channel, a woman is murdered with the venom-dipped dart of a South African blow-gun. How bizarre that the killing should go unnoticed by the plane's other passengers. Most ironic of all, though, is that Hercule Poirot, the brilliant detective, was sitting just 15 feet from the victim! Also published as Death in the Air.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hercule Poirot Gets Angry, Jul 7 2004

By	"madonluv" (MY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death In The Clouds (Paperback)

... might have been the better title, but I wasn't there when she decided on the title. Oh well.

Air travel in its infancy was neither a preferred nor a classy mode of transportation. The infamous air-sickness was the major drawback of airplanes in the 1930s. But Poirot, desperate to go back to London, had no other choice, and had to board an airplane. All was well, except for a major air sickness in Poirot's part. When they touched down in London they realised that one of their passengers had died during the flight, and much to Poirot's anger, sat a few seats from him!

Agatha Christie was fine here, playing with Poirot's sense of pride that a murder had occured under his own nose and could have done nothing to stop it. And he had a premonition that another murder will happen unless he could unmask this killer...

Told with her usual wry humour, the solution won't make you jump in your seat, but rather you'll be, like, "Oh, so that's why it happens." You'll enjoy watching Poirot gets angry.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Premise, Odd Conclusion, Jul 2 2004

By	Ricky Hunter (New York City, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Death In The Clouds (Paperback)

Agatha Christie was perhaps a little too clever in creating the premise for Death in the Clouds. A woman is killed in a plane with eleven other passengers and stewards around her and let us just say that a wasp, a blowpipe, a dart, and snake venom are all involved. It is an impossible crime (I know this because one character or another says so, frequently) and quite an intriquing one. Sadly, the conclusion does not live up to the anticipation and Hastings abscence as narrator is sorely missed. It is always a joy, though, to read Poirot regardless and the book is crammed with many red herrings and a little more romance than usual. Not top drawer Christie but still a minor pleasure.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sudden Twist, April 4 2004

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This review is from: Death In The Clouds (Paperback)

A murder on an aircraft? Right, and within just a few feet of detective Hercule Poirot! I haven't read many books by Christie, but I knew this was going to be a good one...
And it was. It goes through a female passenger being murdered on a aircraft from Le Pinet, under everyone's noses unnoticed. Poirot is air-sick on the plane and is called upon the investigation. The mystery unfolds page by page, introducing new characters--suspects-- chapter by chapter. There were many varius suspects, and they never narrow down. There was a bit of a twist in the last few chapters of the story, well, for Poirot and another in the last chapter for the readers, yet it makes sense and draws in a nice ending. This is a definite page turner and a great read when you think you're bored, because with Christie's mysteries, you never know what's going to happen.

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3.0 out of 5 stars fun ride but she's done better
Aggie starts off the story with a bang (a memorable, highly charged murder location) then sort of finishes it off with some rather silly, almost implausible resolutions to back... Read more

Published on Jan 10 2003 by JR

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder at the hands of Hercule Poirot?
The mid 1930s were some of the best years of the so-called “Golden Age of Detective Fiction” in Britain. Read more

Published on Oct 10 2002 by John Austin

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder at the hands of Hercule Poirot?
The mid 1930s were some of the best years of the so-called "Golden Age of Detective Fiction" in Britain. Read more

Published on Oct 10 2002 by John Austin

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprising....
Ah, fooled again. This is a classic Christie novel, very entertaining. A murder is commited on an air plane, right under Poirot's nose! Read more

Published on Jul 21 2002 by parrotlegs90

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Christie's finest 1930s Novels
Although it was once considered one of Christie's best works, the fame of DEATH IN THE CLOUDS has been somewhat eclipsed over the years by other 1930s works such as AND THEN THERE... Read more

Published on April 6 2002 by Gary F. Taylor

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice twists and turns
As a fan of Christie, I have already begun to make deductions on how the Ms Giselle, passenger occupying a seat in the last row on a plane, could have been killed by a poisoned... Read more

Published on Feb 8 2002 by snowy

4.0 out of 5 stars When Poirot Travels, Murder is Always on Board
This book (also published as "Death in the Air") is vintage Christie because of the way she has a murder committed in a roomful (in this case planeful) of people and yet... Read more

Published on Sep 22 2001 by Antoinette Klein

5.0 out of 5 stars POIROT RULES
Quality work by the Lady Dame yet again. This may be the best first chapter I have ever read in any genre. And believe it or not it only gets better from there. Read more

Published on Aug 24 2001 by Jeffrey R. Bednar

5.0 out of 5 stars POIROT RULES
This is amazing work by Christie. The first chapter just takes off and it never slows down until the classic Poirot conclusion.

Published on Aug 23 2001 by Jeffrey R. Bednar

5.0 out of 5 stars A puzzling mystery
This was my first Agatha Christie novel and I had heard a lot about her and I decided to try out one of her books. Read more

Published on Jun 16 2001

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