Agatha Christie

When a shrewish stage star is found strangled at a posh island resort, detective Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate.

A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Evil Under the Sun

Sandrin

All that talk about women with big manly hands was... something.

Yega

Very interesting, original idea.

I enjoyed reading it very much.

Very cunning and genius. A lovely little mystery perfect for the beach.

ella hardy 

agatha christie is the best thing to happen to the murder mystery genre and i stand by this statement

this was white lotus before white lotus was a thing 

van 

agatha christie is the best thing to happen to the murder mystery genre and i stand by this statement

this was white lotus before white lotus was a thing 

Evil Under The Sun A Hercule Poirot Mystery

Wynter

I must admit that I enjoyed reading Evil Under the Sun more than the previous book in the series, but the far-fetched plot really put a damper into my experience. The murder plot was quite elaborate and dependent on timing, and so many things could go wrong, that I had a hard time picturing it actually working. Did the little Belgium detective invent it all to make for a more interesting case, hmm? The very last interaction between two main characters concerning an ultimatum also took me by surprise. Really, Ms. Christie, was this your idea of a proper matrimony?

Evil under the sun

Sarah Escorsa

I just found out that there was an unabridged audio version of "Evil under the Sun" read by David Suchet (Poirot himself!) but as this abridged version was quite long I can't imagine how many CDs there are in the unabridged one;)

Sarah Vaughan

Meh. I wasn't really satisfied with the outcome of this one.

Giulia Pianta

This is my second time reading this. Usually I know it is my second time with an Agatha Christie's book because halfway through it I realise the story is familiar and I go check, but remember absolutely nothing.

For some reason, this one stuck. When reading it this time, I could remember the setting, the murder, the victim and the killer. And also the resolution.
Despite this, I loved it. I love being surprised, but I equally love knowing who did it and catch all the clues and red herrings.

This story also had one of the tropes I prefer for a mystery, the isolated house. In this case it was a hotel and it was on an isolated island, which for me was great. I also enjoy the cases Poirot undertakes when he is on holiday. We are nowhere exotic here, but the feeling is the same.

I had so much fun reading this book.

Isa s

I heard the story as an unabridged audiobook and enjoyed it very much. I had deduced some of the puzzle but I was intrigued by the story and how it all fit all the same.

Ein Fall für Poirot

Das Böse unter der Sonne

booksandanni 

Anna Adams

Had a sudden craving for Agatha Christie, and I love the Peter Ustinov movie of this book. I'm always a little baffled by the changes those movie folk make to a perfectly delightful story. Anyway, It's a little different, but also a lot the same, and it was so much fun to read. Tempted to read another one, but I'd better save some up. Love that Agatha, and I really loved this book! 

I'm sorry Agatha grew weary of Poirot because he just grows and grows on me! (Although, maybe I assume that because of Ariadne's [she's not in this book] attitude toward her Sven.)

An exclusive hotel on a tiny picturesque island seems to be the ideal retreat for Hercule Poirot from the stresses of criminal detection. But with the appearance of the beautiful Arlena Stuart, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere becomes charged with an indefinable erotic tension. And when she is found viciously strangled in a secluded cove, there are few, especially among the women, who seem to feel either surprise or regret. As Poirot follows a twisting path of bizarre and bewildering clues, his only certainties are that the solution lies within Arlena herself, and that there is evil under the sun. John Moffatt is Hercule Poirot in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization with an all-star cast including Iain Glen, Fiona Fullerton, Robin Ellis, Wendy Craig, George Baker and Joan Littlewood.

Stefie 

It's 4.5 stars. 
Agatha is seriously genius! 
I have no idea how she can write something like this, but I'm completely blown away. Every. Single. Time.
So So So Clever!! 

Also, can I just say that I loveeeeeee Hercule Poirot?!

Evil Under the Sun A Hercule Poirot Mystery

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