Kelly's Reviews > Peril at End House

So this first part is a little spoilery, but only if you’ve read other Christies and also know what I mean, so avert your eyes spoiler pearl clutchers!

... This one is kind of like Roger Ackroyd, only instead of the trick of that one happening to the reader, it happens to Poirot AND the reader, and Poirot figures it out only just before we do at the end. It’s far less elegant than that one too- lots and lots of mess and distraction on top of the real thing for you to bite on. Three ring circus complete with gasps and cries up to the last few pages. It would make a great silent film with big reactions and music like they make fun of in Singin in the Rain. Or a Clue-like stage play.

I personally bit on one of the last partially true red herrings to be thrown out to the crowd, so at least I wasn’t totally off! Christie also made me feel sort of bad for judging one character so I’m glad she got the happy ending she deserved!

I did get sort of tired of it by the end though. I may need a break from Poirot.