![]() ![]() ![]() I hoped to like this short holiday story, and I wound up loving it. Even with the story’s shortness, the mystery has got a good number of clever twists, and I’m all for the quirky-and-proper flavor I expected to find in a read like this. The old-fashioned English Christmas elements are downright charming, as are the little nods to romance. Nevertheless, I’m so glad I read this tale all the way through. While I do read murder mysteries from time to time, I have certain preferences concerning the tone of such stories, and I can’t say that murder and Christmas are two ingredients that I’d be eager to mix. ![]() This is the second Poirot short I’ve read recently, and I got a bit nervous in the middle of reading this one, unable to recall if it was supposed to be a murder mystery. And Poirot may have to watch what he eats-for reasons beyond the gastronomical-in The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by author Agatha Christie. Adventure of the Christmas Pudding 1960 UK The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 24 October 1960. More than holiday cheer awaits Detective Hercule Poirot at a Christmas celebration when a jewel thief is in the midst. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding: A Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie ![]() I tend to rate books not according to how “perfect” they are, seem to be, or are said to be in general but rather t o how perfect they are to me. ![]()
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