Written by Agatha Christie

Number 5 in Hercule Poirot

Publisher: William Collins & Sons
Pages: 272
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Classics
Published: 1927-01-27
Original Language: English

Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about 'Number Four'.

Read from 2012-05-17 to 2012-05-19
Read in English
Rating: 3/5
Review: Part of my mission to read all the Christie-books, this is a Poirot mystery. Here Hercule takes on a case which turns out to be of global importance. This makes this book somewhat different in style to the standard “a guy has been killed by poison in his hot chocolate” kind of story. Not one of my favourites by Christie, but still a worthwhile read.