Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World
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- Author：Mark Aldridge
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Reviews
Aisha
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A fascinating insight into the life of one of the most renowned detectives。 I enjoyed the included images of all the original book covers and sometimes the additional updated versions。
Heather W
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A fun and insightful book that I didn't always agree with but was still absolutely fascinating。 The writer clearly knows their stuff and has done a lot of research。 I also really enjoyed the narrator and found it an all round enjoyable read。 Would recommend for Christie lovers A fun and insightful book that I didn't always agree with but was still absolutely fascinating。 The writer clearly knows their stuff and has done a lot of research。 I also really enjoyed the narrator and found it an all round enjoyable read。 Would recommend for Christie lovers 。。。more
Lucy Fisher
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I've just started listening and I'm afraid the reader puts me off - her voice is high and squeaky and she puts on a ridiculously affected "posh" accent for Agatha Christie。 Surely recordings of her voice are available？ I may have to buy the paperback， if only to spot the "appalling grammar errors"。 It's not always easy to know if a subject is singular or plural。 "A number of。。。 is？ Are？" Likewise "None of them is。。。？ Are？" I've just started listening and I'm afraid the reader puts me off - her voice is high and squeaky and she puts on a ridiculously affected "posh" accent for Agatha Christie。 Surely recordings of her voice are available？ I may have to buy the paperback， if only to spot the "appalling grammar errors"。 It's not always easy to know if a subject is singular or plural。 "A number of。。。 is？ Are？" Likewise "None of them is。。。？ Are？" 。。。more
Jamie Bowen
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A wonderful book celebrating Poirot， his stories and the writing of Agatha Christie。 This covers all the stories concerning him but avoiding spoilers， it also covers the films， the TV series and many radio series。
Sara Eames
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An interesting explanation of how Hercule Poirot has been portrayed - in books， films， radio and television - that reviews all of his cases without giving any spoilers。 It is well-written and a must read for Poirot fans。
Sandra
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Fascinating read。 A must for any Agatha fan。 Very well researched and presented。 The pictures of original book covers was amazing to see。
Katie
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You really have to love the Agatha Christie books and be aware of Poirots history to enjoy this book。 I’ve loved Agatha books since childhood and truly enjoy this book although parts dragged。 Really recommend。
Mrs Caroline
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Absolutely fascinating for Christie fans。 My only issue was that I kept stopping to re-read some of the original novels！
Kate
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For my full review click on the link below:https://crossexaminingcrime。wordpress。。。 For my full review click on the link below:https://crossexaminingcrime。wordpress。。。 。。。more
Bill Lynas
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Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective in the world。 Well， he believes it anyway。Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective first appeared in The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 & author Mark Aldridge looks at his huge career。Aldridge breaks down the adventures of Poirot into separate decades & discusses the books， plays， films， television & radio stories in a straightforward style。 He artfully gives plot outlines， but without giving away anything that would spoil them for anyone new to th Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective in the world。 Well， he believes it anyway。Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective first appeared in The Mysterious Affair at Styles in 1920 & author Mark Aldridge looks at his huge career。Aldridge breaks down the adventures of Poirot into separate decades & discusses the books， plays， films， television & radio stories in a straightforward style。 He artfully gives plot outlines， but without giving away anything that would spoil them for anyone new to the stories。There are numerous quotes from Agatha Christie （some of which have never been published before） & many illustrations of book covers from the UK & abroard。Mark Aldridge leaves no stone unturned in Poirot's life。 He covers everything from the publication of the first Poirot novel in 1920 right up to the latest Poirot film （Death on the Nile） starring Kenneth Branagh one hundred years later。An absolute must read for fans of Hercule Poirot。 。。。more
Emily
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Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World - 3。5/5By Mark Aldridge I saw this book advertised on Instagram and just had to buy it！ I wasn't going to read it until I had re-read the whole series but I just couldn't help myself！I was a little bit disappointed with this book， I was expecting it to be so much more about Poirot and how Agatha Christie created him。 Instead it was just pages upon pages of spoiler free retellings of every single Poirot book ever written。 I did find it Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World - 3。5/5By Mark Aldridge I saw this book advertised on Instagram and just had to buy it！ I wasn't going to read it until I had re-read the whole series but I just couldn't help myself！I was a little bit disappointed with this book， I was expecting it to be so much more about Poirot and how Agatha Christie created him。 Instead it was just pages upon pages of spoiler free retellings of every single Poirot book ever written。 I did find it interesting how a lot of the Poirot books were published under different names in America。 I also didn’t realise that The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was voted the best crime novel ever in 2013 by the British Crime Writer's Association。 It was also interesting how Agatha Christie didn't really like her novel The Mystery of the Blue Train - this is the sort of content that I was expecting in this book。 I loved seeing the picture of Queen Elizabeth and Agatha Christie - probably my favourite part of the book！ I found this book quite repetitive and felt that it could have been done so much better！ 。。。more
Glenn Dunlea
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A fabulously informative compendium， packed with fresh research。 Left me longing for similar books on all other aspects of Christie！ Essential reading for diehard Poirot fans。
Stephen Bacon
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Such is the size of my teetering pile of ‘to-be-read’ books that rarely nowadays do I approach the end of a book with a feeling of regret。 And yet that’s exactly what I did as I neared the end of Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World。 It’s a hefty tome anyway – over 480 pages in the hardcover version – and yet I yearned to spend more time within its pages。 Published to celebrate the centenary year that Hercule Poirot first made his appearance （in 1920’s The Mysterious Aff Such is the size of my teetering pile of ‘to-be-read’ books that rarely nowadays do I approach the end of a book with a feeling of regret。 And yet that’s exactly what I did as I neared the end of Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World。 It’s a hefty tome anyway – over 480 pages in the hardcover version – and yet I yearned to spend more time within its pages。 Published to celebrate the centenary year that Hercule Poirot first made his appearance （in 1920’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles） it details the extraordinary presence of Belgium’s most brilliant detective across the various media platforms – from novels and short stories， plays， radio and television， even computer games and graphic novels and the continuation novels penned by Sophie Hannah。Professor Mark Aldridge is a Christie expert and has written previously on the subject， but this is an assured book。 It takes a chronological approach to Poirot’s appearances， and is jam-packed with fascinating trivia and never-before-published correspondence。 Each of the entries is illustrated with wonderful cover art or delightful photographs to add that bit extra。 The level of research is outstanding。 Aldridge provides for each section a spoiler-free synopsis （something that’s easier said than done） and yet is still enthusiastic and detailed enough to make it engrossing。 There are snippets from various reviews of the time so we get to see how each novel was critically received， and it’s interesting to follow Christie’s evolution as a fledgling writer into one of the world’s bestselling authors。 Through snippets of letters to her agent， her character and private thoughts – including her tenacity in dealing with her publisher， and her strong views on her own creations – are revealed， which feels like it gives us a real insight into her life。 As someone who read the entire Agatha Christie output many years ago， it certainly made me what to revisit her work。This really is a delight for the Agatha Christie fan。 I cannot find anything at all to detract from it。 In fact， such is its quality， that a follow-up – featuring Miss Marple and Tommy & Tuppence and the stand-alone novels – is crying out to be written。 Here’s hoping that this Poirot book sells in large quantities。 If quality is any measure， it certainly deserves to be a best-seller。 As this is easily one of the best non-fiction books I’ve read in quite a while， whether you’re an Agatha Christie fan or just a casual crime reader， this title comes highly recommended。⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Beth Rawson
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Well researched but repetitive and quite boring。 If Poirot is your thing then Charles Osborne’s ‘The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie’ is a far better read。
Nicola F （Bronte Babe Blog）
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Ambitious but not a particularly entertaining or rewarding read。 The structure is a little odd， it's a tad repetitive， and I spotted a couple of errors。 I really don't think I know Poirot any better after reading this。 Ambitious but not a particularly entertaining or rewarding read。 The structure is a little odd， it's a tad repetitive， and I spotted a couple of errors。 I really don't think I know Poirot any better after reading this。 。。。more
Anne
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I have now finished this and can not recommend it enough。 It could be something you pick up and put down over a year or two， but I ended up so engrossed that I read it in one hit over a few days。 It is a catalogue companion piece to every item of Christie’s output that involves Poirot。 It establishes itself as something no Poirot aficionado should be without！ There is the odd glaring factual error - e。g。 stating that Helen Baxendale played Judith in Curtain， when she did not - and several typos I have now finished this and can not recommend it enough。 It could be something you pick up and put down over a year or two， but I ended up so engrossed that I read it in one hit over a few days。 It is a catalogue companion piece to every item of Christie’s output that involves Poirot。 It establishes itself as something no Poirot aficionado should be without！ There is the odd glaring factual error - e。g。 stating that Helen Baxendale played Judith in Curtain， when she did not - and several typos， neither of which does credit to the editorial team （I speak as a some-time copy editor and know what I’m paid to do。。。）。 I also felt there could have been a more substantial conclusion to the book; we get a brief “epilogue”。 But， those bugs aside， I really， really enjoyed it。 Five stars！ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 。。。more
Helen Carolan
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Loved this so much。 For any Poirot fan this is a must read and a sheer joy。 Beginning with Poirot's first outing 100 yrs ago in "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" and continuing through all print， plays， movies and t。v series' this looks at Poirot in all his forms。 Starting in the 1920's it takes us all the way to the present day and the up-coming release of "Death On The Nile"。 A treat for any fan。 Loved this so much。 For any Poirot fan this is a must read and a sheer joy。 Beginning with Poirot's first outing 100 yrs ago in "The Mysterious Affair At Styles" and continuing through all print， plays， movies and t。v series' this looks at Poirot in all his forms。 Starting in the 1920's it takes us all the way to the present day and the up-coming release of "Death On The Nile"。 A treat for any fan。 。。。more
Ross DS
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A very well researched book and very easy to read。I enjoyed the way it can be read in any order you like。
George Dean
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I promise I tried really really hard to resist reading this， because I’m only a few Poirot books away from having read the whole series， and I thought this book would be a really nice way for me to end my time with Christie’s Belgian detective。 However I caved and started reading this a couple of days ago， and I’m really glad I did as I think it’s genuinely become one of my favourite books of the whole year？。This book is a painstakingly well-researched account of every appearance of Agatha Chris I promise I tried really really hard to resist reading this， because I’m only a few Poirot books away from having read the whole series， and I thought this book would be a really nice way for me to end my time with Christie’s Belgian detective。 However I caved and started reading this a couple of days ago， and I’m really glad I did as I think it’s genuinely become one of my favourite books of the whole year？。This book is a painstakingly well-researched account of every appearance of Agatha Christie’s most famous detective， Hercule Poirot， in every form， from books， to radio， to television and even video and card games。 Every one of the 33 Poirot novels gets its own chapter， and Mark Aldridge is careful to discuss them at length without giving away any spoilers。 Each book， film or episode is genuinely interesting to read about， and I was surprised to learn a lot of the context surrounding the publication of some of my favourite novels that I’d never heard of before。 As well as Poirot， this book also provides a look into Christie’s life and character in a way I’ve not seen before， as someone who is quite deeply funny but was surprisingly temperamental and protective of her works and legacy。。December 2020 marks exactly 100 years since the first Poirot novel， The Mysterious Affair at Styles， and I can think of no better tribute to Poirot’s legacy than this fantastic book。 A perfect Christmas gift， I cannot recommend it highly enough to Christie fans everywhere！ 。。。more
NephriteON
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The following review was originally published in the online newspaper The Orkney News in December 2020。 Link here。 https://theorkneynews。scot/2020/12/01。。。Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective In The World By Mark Aldridge Here we are again。 I told you I’d be back relatively soon！ Now it has been some time since I discussed the little fussy Belgian detective or his creator with my last article about either being my review of the audio for The ABC Murders quite some time ago。 But this The following review was originally published in the online newspaper The Orkney News in December 2020。 Link here。 https://theorkneynews。scot/2020/12/01。。。Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective In The World By Mark Aldridge Here we are again。 I told you I’d be back relatively soon！ Now it has been some time since I discussed the little fussy Belgian detective or his creator with my last article about either being my review of the audio for The ABC Murders quite some time ago。 But this is somewhat different。 As opposed to reviewing one of Christie’s original mysteries or one of her so called ‘Christie for Christmas’ stories I will be reviewing a special book written for the centennial of Hercule Poirot himself。 The Greatest Detective In The World by Mark Aldridge is a book which discusses every aspect of Poirot’s extensive history from the original novels and short stories which make up the Christie canon， to various stage plays by Agatha herself and others， portrayals on film， television and radio and the character’s recent return through books written at the express request and blessing of the Christie estate。 In many ways this book feels similar to my last review topic although written with a different focus。 Much like Nobody Does It Better， Aldridge writes sections on each book or adaptation allowing you to see behind the curtain so to speak。 In his case he uses a combination of his own opinions， private correspondence between Christie and several others and reviews of the period to discuss each individual topic。 Be it a novel that has been universally regarded as a classic， the begrudging attitude towards many short story collections， the original derogatory reviews of certain films now thought of fairly fondly or the interesting behind the scenes history of the David Suchet TV adaptations among others。 The audiobook is well written with each section being easy to understand and enjoy both on their own merits and collectively as a whole。 I found the audiobook in general very easy listening and the information within quite enlightening。 It was very interesting in particular to hear Christie’s own opinions about her own work and slowly hear about how certain views of hers changed over time as well as hearing about Black Coffee， Alibi， the very early Poirot films and certain other Poirot projects that were made exclusively for the American market on the proviso they never made it to Britain。 It is fascinating to see the evolution of Poirot， Agatha herself and the adaptations from his original appearance in 1920 to now in 2020。 It is clear that this book was originally written both for the centenary and to tie in with the original intended release date of Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Death On The Nile adaptation。When it comes to narration the audiobook is served very well by Clare Corbett。 An individual who has been a narrator for several audiobooks including The Girl On The Train and some releases by Jojo Moyes among others。 Corbett’s voice and narration are calm， relaxing and very easy to listen to。 Her voice for Christie when reading the correspondence fits wonderfully。 I’d certainly be quite enthusiastic if I was to hear her narration again elsewhere。This review may be somewhat shorter than my last several but in general I highly recommend both the original book and its audiobook。 I went through all eleven hours in two days which should give you some clue as to just how much I enjoyed it！ It was certainly enjoyable to return to the world of large country houses， extensive global holidays and unexpectedly brutal murders in appropriately upper class settings。 I hope I can persuade some of my readers to join me on this journey through the history of Dame Agatha， a certain moustached Belgian， Captain Hastings and the various cases in her canon。 Sayonara！Nephrite 。。。more
Matt Michael
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I really enjoyed this book: it gives the background and contemporary reactions to all the Poirot novels and stories， and places them in the context of Christie’s career， life and times。 The writer also passes fair judgement on quality without getting into too much detail or spoiling the plots。 Highly recommended if you want to understand more about the development of Poirot
Barnaby Salton
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Brilliant Book。 Mark A's knowledge and enthusiasm stand out and the book is full of titbits and trivia （plus he's managed a description of every Poirot story with no spoilers！）。 But what really elevates this is the design with huge numbers of wonderful book covers， photos and promotional material。 A must for any Christie fan。 5/5。 Brilliant Book。 Mark A's knowledge and enthusiasm stand out and the book is full of titbits and trivia （plus he's managed a description of every Poirot story with no spoilers！）。 But what really elevates this is the design with huge numbers of wonderful book covers， photos and promotional material。 A must for any Christie fan。 5/5。 。。。more
Amanda Youngs
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