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Loading... Taken at the Flood (1948)by Agatha Christie
![]() Books Read in 2022 (917) Widow Books (1) » 5 more No current Talk conversations about this book. This was turning out to be one of my favorites during my read-through of the Poirot novels--until I got to the last chapter! Wow, what a horrendous denouement. The mystery itself is terrific, hence my four star rating. But it's impossible to recommend the book to anyone after that. A perfectly good novel ruined by a horribly misguided (and completely unnecessary to boot!) "romantic" development. Laughably awful. ( ![]() Agatha Christie loves to deal with mistaken identities like Shakespeare did in so many of his plays. With Taken at the Flood, we have two young lovers posing as brother and sister to receive an huge inheritance. The imposter, Rosaleen Cloade, presents herself as the young widow of Gordon Cloade. Gordon and a few other individuals died in a bombing raid in London. The real Rosaleen actually died with her new husband, and her maid took her identity to claim the inheritance. The Cloade family depended on Gordon for financial support and with Rosaleen alive, their money has evaporated. Enter Hercule Poirot to find a solution. The plot thickens deliciously. Agatha Christie never fails to entertain the reader with her twists and turns, and of course, Hercule Poirot and his self importance reign royally. I was somewhat amazed to find a Hercule Poirot book that I had never read before! Pleasantly convoluted with plenty of surprises in the final exposition by Poirot. The relatives of a very wealthy man who was killed in the Blitz shortly after marrying a widow and before he had a chance to make a new will start to wonder if his wife's first husband really did die. I did recognise a clue but not its significance, just thought I hadn't been paying enough attention earlier. Another banger from the Dame. Multiple deaths, lots of suspects, and a sort of double love triangle. Excellent stuff. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesHercule Poirot (29) Belongs to Publisher SeriesDelfinserien (347) SaPo (157) Selecciones de Biblioteca Oro (libro 136) Is contained inAgatha Christie Crime Collection: A Caribbean Mystery, The Seven Dials Mystery, Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie Poirot: The War Years: One, Two Buckle My Shoe / Five Little Pigs / Taken at the Flood by Agatha Christie Has the adaptation
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HTML: In Agatha Christie's classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman. A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by "spirits" that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him.... .No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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