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Dead Man's Mirror: A Hercule Poirot Story (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) Kindle Edition

by Agatha Christie (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 3,579 ratings
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Previously published in the print anthology Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot.

Hercule Poirot attends an auction and gets much more than he bid on: a disputed will, gunshots, and ancient Egyptian spirits. This might be Poirot's strangest case yet.

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    Witness Impulse
  6. Publication date
    July 30, 2013
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“All great characters are capable of entertaining us again and again, but only the very greatest are new every time we read them. Hercule Poirot is a member of this very small club.” — Timothy Hallinan, author of the Poke Rafferty thrillers

“All four tales are admirable entertainment....Her solutions are unexpected and satisfying.” — Daily Mail (London)

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How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And should the beautiful Valentine Chantry flee for her life from the holiday island of Rhodes?

Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases—each a miniature classic of characterization, incident, and suspense.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CD36ERA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Witness Impulse (July 30, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1143 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 103 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 3,579 ratings

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Agatha Christie

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Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie began writing during the First World War and wrote over 100 novels, plays and short story collections. She was still writing to great acclaim until her death, and her books have now sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. Yet Agatha Christie was always a very private person, and though Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple became household names, the Queen of Crime was a complete enigma to all but her closest friends.

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angela
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2024
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A short novel, but it's a good read. Interesting plot, interesting characters, and a well wrapped up, interesting ending. Poirot is perfectly himself :)
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Sunflower
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and entertaining, easy read with just a smidge of humor here and there
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014
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I'm not a fan of short stories, but I just do not have the will power to pass up the opportunity to read, yet again, one of Agatha Christie's books....long or short! I love the humor that the rather pompous little Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, provides for the reader as he meticulously solves crimes. He is a bit unorthodox in his conclusions and does not give up until he solves his case. In this adventure Poirot receives a note requesting his presence at a time to be later disclosed. Who is this gentleman and why does he need the services of the great and famous Poirot? He is a bit put-off by the order; however, his curiosity takes over when he asks an acquaintance about the writer of the note. He is told the old gent is somewhat egotistical and a bit mad. Well, that piques Poirot's curiosity, and he decides that he will abide by the summons. He arrives at dinner time, but the guests seem quite surprised to have a stranger in their midst. But where is the gentleman who summoned the great little detective to his home? Keep your little gray cells busy and follow along with the great detective and see if you can solve the crime before Poirot. If one is an Agatha Christie fan, then this will be an enjoyable read; however, if one is looking for modern day blood, gore and mutilation scenes this will not measure up to those expectations. I love Ms. Christie's mysteries because they include a bit of suspense, mystery, humor and are just plain fun to read.
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Christa
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed This!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
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Though Poirot has many clients seeking his help, very few are already dead when they ask.
In typical Agatha Christie style, Poirot uncovers a suicide, but the motive isn't what you'd think....

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Hal Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Four excellent Poirot novellas from Christie's prime
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2012
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Here is the opening sentence of one of the four novellas included in this collection: "As the butler handed round the soufflé, Lord Mayfield leaned confidentially toward his neighbour on the right, Lady Julia Carrington." Right away, you know you are in prime Agatha Christie country: The British Empire is at its height and some of the aristocracy have gathered at a country estate where mystery and intrigue are sure to break out. This collection was first published in 1938. My favorite Christie's are from this period from the mid-1920s through the mid-1940s when she was at her best as a writer and before the dreariness of postwar Britain had overcome the Empire, country estates, and the aristocracy.

All four of these novellas are quite good; two are even locked-room murders. Overall, I much prefer the Poirot novels to the short stories. The short stories provide insufficient space for much character development or much time for Poirot to fully display his deductive abilities. These novellas, however, are long enough to avoid the shortcomings of the short stories. If you are new to Christie, this collection -- while not quite as good as her best novels -- is not a bad place to start. If you are a Christie fan, then you pretty much know what you are getting.

This collection has also been published under the title, "Dead Man's Mirror." These new Harper paperback editions are quite nicely done. They can be read easily without breaking their spines and should hold up to multiple rereadings. Because they retain British spellings, I assume that they follow the text of the original British editions.
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K. J. Kalin
3.0 out of 5 stars My bad
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
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This is a repackaging of 4 short stories with new cover art. All 4 are in the Hercule Poirot Complete Short Stories collection of 50-which I already had.

I got this just after TG, and didn’t realize until last night when “Murder in the Mews” seemed familiar....I normally check for duplicates, but none of the 4, or their descriptions seemed to be familiar, and I had set a goal to read 100 books on my Kindle this year, and needed to keep up my reading supply, so it got it. It’s now too late to get the refund.

The stories are fine, I just want you to be aware that they are in the Complete Hercule Poirot Short Stories, and may be in other compilations as well.
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Gary Krohne
4.0 out of 5 stars Love a good Hercule Poirot mystery
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2024
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Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective. Just ask him. I love the way there are always multiple characters that might have been guilty of the dastardly deed. It's always fun trying to help him solve the mystery.
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jill st. thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful gray matter
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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Once again Poirot sees the tiny details that eskew themselves from normalcy, although normalcy is hard to find in this eccentric tale of power and love.
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Tammy
5.0 out of 5 stars 👍
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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My husband Loves Agatha Christie books! He has a library full of books and has read them all!
The book arrived in great shape and perfect time and also a great value!
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3.0 out of 5 stars pessima carta,
Reviewed in Italy on November 19, 2023
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brutta rilegatura, carta economica
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Bas
5.0 out of 5 stars Another good story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2023
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A very good Agatha book, always different and always good, I must have read 90% of them now and have found very few not to my liking
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5.0 out of 5 stars Original and good print quality
Reviewed in India on November 25, 2022
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Good print quality
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4.0 out of 5 stars To see the name - Agatha Christie
Reviewed in Australia on September 3, 2020
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I always enjoy Agatha Christie!!!
This one was no exception!!
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Anna Sobral
2.0 out of 5 stars Fraco
Reviewed in Brazil on April 27, 2015
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Para mim, não é dos melhores Poirot. Enredo fraco, pistas como que "arranjadas", história pouco convincente. Serve apenas como um passeio pelo estilo do detetive belga.
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