REVIEW: Peril at End House

 Peril at End House
Author: Agatha Christie

Peril at End House was first published in both the US and UK in 1932. It is the 7th book featuring Hercule Poirot. 

While on holiday, Poirot manages to trip over a mystery...literally. He bumps into Nick Buckley and twists his ankle a bit, so Poirot and his pal Hastings end up sitting with the girl and talking. Turns out, Nick (AKA Magdala Buckley) has had several narrow escapes from death recently. She puts them off as accidents until Poirot notices a rather telling, and sinister, hole in her hat. 

This story is Agatha Christie at her twisted best! Very interesting and twisty classic mystery! I had read this one before, but it had been so long that the story was like-new for me. I did not remember much about the plot. Very fun read! 

This book was made into a two part episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot (Season 2, episodes 1 and 2). The episode is very well done. David Suchet is phenomenal as Poirot as usual. The episode follows the story very closely, with only a few minor changes. The story has also been adapted into a stage play, graphic novels, manga, anime, and even a video game! :) 

I listened to the audio book version of this novel (HarperAudio). Narrated by Hugh Fraser (actor who played Hastings in the Poirot television series), the novel is just under six hours long. Very entertaining listen! Fraser always does a great job of narrating!

Definitely Christie at her best....great plot, wonderful setting, very human characters. 

On to the next!