Murder In The Mews (2002)

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What can I say? Agatha Christie's one of my favorite mystery authors, if not authors in general, and Hercule Poirot's one of my favorite characters of all time! He may be boisterous and annoying, but he's worth it! And he DOES care for his friends which is a plus for me!Dead Man's Mirror focuses on this eccentric man considered to be one of the last baronets. He has been through a lot of adventures over the years and have accumulated a lot of wealth. He suddenly sends a letter to Poirot asking for his help although Poirot must come only at moment he requested. And when the Belgian detective did, he finds out he came too late - the man he was supposed to help was dead. Of course, he tries who did it.The other three stories are Murder in Mews, Triangle at Rhodes, and and The Incredible Theft. The Incredible Theft is my favorite in this book. Everything was good, but The Incredible Theft made me really ponder. Murder in Mews is my second, just a teeny bit behind The Incredible Theft.
—Despair Speaking

This is a Inspector Poirot novel made up of four novellas in one and they were Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror, and Triangle at Rhodes. It was a really fast read because the stories were a lot shorter than a full sized book but because of this, I found that it lacked a lot of development compared to Christie's usual mysteries. The stories went by too fast and seemed to be cut short. They all made sense and all loose ends were tied up nicely but it was just too short, especially the last story - it was only 40 pages!My favourite of the novellas was the first one where a woman committed suicide but was disguised as a murder. Usually it is the other way around but that's what made this mystery so interesting! It's hard to follow Poirot's logic sometimes because he seems to jump to conclusions - but he always has his reasons and every detail always makes sense in the end.
—Cindee

This book is OK, but not breath-taking.Ini karangan Agatha Cristie yang pertama kali saya baca.Saya kurang suka aja sama misteri dan cara pemecahannya, kurang brilian dan keren. Apa karena ini karya lama dan bentuknya pendek-pendek makanya kurang WAOW dibandingin sama cerita suspense yang sebuku cuma bahas satu topik kayak karangan Jeffery Deaver atau Jeffrey Archer. Tapi meskipun gitu gak bisa dibikin alasan, menurutku Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dan Sherlock Holmes-nya yang juga pendek-pendek masih lebih epic daripada Hercule Poirot-nya Agatha Cristie *sorry.Selain itu bukannya hipokrit, siapa sih yang gak suka tokoh detektif yang selain cerdas juga rupawan? :3Hercule Poirot digambarkan sebagai orang yang cerdas(jelas), Belgia, kumisan, tapi sayangnya dia pendek dan tampangnya meragukan+ngeselin. Jadi nggak sreg aja. Tapi dia pinter sih, masih ada yang diunggulkan lah.Buku ini ceritanya ada 4; Pembunuhan di Lorong, Pencurian yang Aneh, Cermin Mayat sama Segitiga di Rhodes.2 dari 4 ceritanya ribet tapi ujungnya tentang suicidal, yang satu tentang orang yang ngelakuin pencurian lapor detektif-tapi dia sendiri yang nyolong, yang satu lagi soooo meh :/Memang sih kita gak bisa escalated quickly dan ngejudge pengarang hanya karena baca satu bukunya. Tapi nurut saya kesan pertama itu penting, ya inilah kesan pertama dari saya.Cocok baget dibaca waktu sibuk-sibuknya tapi pengen refreshing karena ceritaya pendek plus simple namun tetap menarik dan membuat nyaman.*Akhirnya sebagai apresiasi saya pelihara kaktus dan diberi nama Poirot.
—Celina Yuwono