Stars: 2
Review by: Mandy Apgar
Until 3/4 of
the way in this had me. Don't be expecting any patriotic murders here as
none of them had anything to do with patriotism, just old fashioned
greed and bad luck. After an ordinary visit to
his talkative dentist Dr. Morley, Hercule Poirot is awakened by a call
from his associate, Chief Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard. Apparently
Morley committed suicide after Poirot left, but Japp can tell something
is wrong with the scene and calls him in. Soon
after one Mr. Amberiotis, also a patient, is found dead from an overdose
of dental anesthetic. Prevailing idea then becomes that the Doctor,
dismayed over an accidental dosage, shoots himself after the patient
leaves. But that was before they found the body
of Miss Sainsbury Seale, a dotty divorcee who apparently was also a
patient, and one who had just tried to scrape an acquaintance with one
Alistair Blunt at that. The latter is a banker loaded to the gills and
Poirot soon realizes he is the key to solving things.
I did like that, contrary to the filmed adaptation, there is no prologue
and the story starts in "present" time, elsewise having two key
characters together I thought always spoiled the story. But the plot
just gets silly in the end, does not seem to be well
written, and almost feels hurried.
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