In this last look at Hercule Poirot we see him and his friend Hastings at Styles where we were first introduced to this incredible Belgian. Only Agatha Christie would think to bring an end to her hero in this way. This is the ultimate crime and the ultimate murderer. Talk about going out with a bang!  The whole book is one big deceit, and Poirot is the biggest deceiver of all. It's certainly a shocker. I have read all of the Poirot books, and this book happens to be the last one of these stories that I've read. I think that's fitting. I never could bring myself to read it before because I couldn't bear that it was the last of the little Belgian detective. But one thing about Poirot books, and this one is no exception, it can certatinly be read and enjoyed again. They are all complex enough that certain things are missed in the first reading. Ms. Christie was an absolute marvel!
Talk about going out with a bang!  The whole book is one big deceit, and Poirot is the biggest deceiver of all