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Top 3 favorite HP whodunit

detectivepauljohn 24 Sep 08 at 10:30 a.m. GMT

mine are-1st place-Death On the Nile

              2nd place-Evil Under the Sun

              3rd place-Card On the Table

What about you?

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Tommy_A_Jones 12 Nov 11 at 11:28 a.m. GMT

I have realised I can do it;

The Clocks

ABC Murders

Cards On The Table

I just can't put them in order, Evil Underr The Sun, Five Little Pigs, Death In The Clouds and Mrs McGinty's Dead would also be high Third Girl and Halloween Party would be middle along with Hickory Dickory Dock but all three higher than Three-Act Tragedy

Tommy_A_Jones 11 Nov 11 at 2:57 p.m. GMT

I agree Totally, You always miss one when choosing the top ones but you are bound not to forget a book you really dislike and there are fewer or else we wouldn't like the books so much, Any except Big 4, AWD and Lord Edgware

Pilar 11 Nov 11 at 2:44 p.m. GMT

I agree with Puffinjill that it's easier to pick our least favourites than the other way round...

So I would say: my favourite 3 Poirot whodunnits? anyone of them... except for... The Big Four, The ABC Murders and After the Funeral... although I like these too, only not so much as the others.

Puffinjill 07 Dec 09 at 7:59 a.m. GMT

This is as near as I can get to whittling the Poirot books down into a top 3:-

1) Appointment with Death

2) Five Little Pigs

3) All the others EXCEPT Elephants Can Remember, Third girl and The Big Four.

Yes, yes, I know, I'm useless and indecisive but the truth is, although the top 2 remain favourites regardless, the other books appeal to me at different times and one day I will love, say, Cards On The Table or Death In The Clouds and the idea of a closed circle of suspects but another day I will want to read one with Hastings in, as his narrative is a joy. So this is as close as I can get to any type of 'best' list! The point is (with a few exceptions) I love them all and reading any of them makes my day better!

jane_delawney 07 Dec 09 at 2:30 a.m. GMT

1) Murder on the Orient Express

2) Curtain

3) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

thedoctor98 30 Oct 09 at 5:39 p.m. GMT

you should add appointment with death

Enoch_Arden 28 Oct 09 at 7:54 p.m. GMT

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I The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

• Simply the greatest detective novel of all times

II Hercule Poirot's Christmas

• Agatha gives the reader plenty of clues - and yet succeeds to surprise him/her at the end (at least I was surprised)

III Death on the Nile

• I just like this one

lcarpenter55 01 Apr 09 at 1:58 a.m. GMT

1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2.  Murder on the Orient Express

3.  Evil Under the Sun

devilgal19 31 Mar 09 at 8:07 p.m. GMT

1. ABC Murders 2. Mysterious Affair at Styles 3. After the Funeral

lava 31 Mar 09 at 10:19 a.m. GMT

mine are

1.MRS mcginty's dead

2.sad cypress

3.third girl

sapphire_arisa 31 Mar 09 at 9:43 a.m. GMT

to marmalade_sunrise

hi. i've read your post saying your no.1 is '1, 2, buckle my shoe'. Would you please give me reasons why? I will be reading it soon coz i bought it. so i want your opinion. thnks!

sapphire_arisa 31 Mar 09 at 9:32 a.m. GMT

my top 3 are...

* The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, *Murder on the Orient Express and *The ABC Murder.

I don't know which one is the best, coz I love love love them all. Other AC books are so fabulous that I can't number them in my preference order.

marmalade_sunrise 13 Dec 08 at 1:07 a.m. GMT

detectivepauljohn, I like Dumb witness for many reasons. There is the camaraderie between Hastings and Poirot like ariadnepoirotmarple points out, but one of the biggest stars is Bob the dog, which is a unique and clever part of this plot. The mystery about the letter is intriguing, and the end just might surprise you!

ariadnepoirotmarple 12 Dec 08 at 5:33 p.m. GMT

Detectivepauljohn, I know yor question was to marmalade_sunrise but I'd like to give my opinion about 'Dumb Witness'. It's one of my favourite AC because the plot is just so ingenious and the characters are so likeable and intersting. And I love it especially because of Hastings! I recommend it!

detectivepauljohn 12 Dec 08 at 2:27 p.m. GMT

marmalade_sunrise

I wanna read Dumb Witness. Is it good?

marmalade_sunrise 11 Dec 08 at 7 a.m. GMT

1) One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 2) Dumb Witness 3) The Clocks There are so many more I love, though! I put The Clocks third because I don't feel there's *enough* Poirot in it, but it's a particularly genius mystery.

StJohnSmythe 11 Dec 08 at 6:06 a.m. GMT

1. Lord Edgware Dies 2. The Mysterious Affair at Styles 3. Death on the Nile

Tommy_A_Jones 10 Dec 08 at 4:28 p.m. GMT

Detectivepauljohn my top three actually changes I was thinking about it thismorning and I actually think my top 3 are; 1. Death In The Clouds 2. Cards On The Table 3 ABC Murder This is because thanks to the Passenger list and plan of where they all sat being in the copy I read it is the first book I tried to solve and had great fun too but narrowed it down to 2 and picked the wrong one but Evil Under The Sun, After The Funeral, Cat Among The Pigeons, Mrs McGintys Dead and Third Girl all in the top ten.

Linnet_burnett 08 Dec 08 at 3:18 a.m. GMT

1. elephants can remember 2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 3. Death on the Nile

Dazzy 02 Dec 08 at 5:24 p.m. GMT

01-Sad Cypress

02-Dumb Witness

03-Elephants Can Remember

na_well 29 Nov 08 at 5:09 p.m. GMT

Mine are: 

1. Murder on the Orient Express
2. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
3. Cards on the Table

detectivepauljohn 29 Nov 08 at 12:48 p.m. GMT

WINNEBAGO1901

If I were you I will make Evil Under the Sun the 1st.

Tommy_A_Jones 28 Nov 08 at 4:52 p.m. GMT

1st Cards On The Table

2nd ABC Murders

3rd Mrs McGinty's Dead

This was really Difficult as I wanted to also put Evil Under The Sun, Cat Among The Pigeons, Third Girl and After The Funeral in the top 3 aswell.

AndThenThereWasTim 28 Nov 08 at 4:31 p.m. GMT

1. Death on the Nile

2. Evil Under the Sun

3. Murder on the Orient Express

Passion_For_Crime 28 Nov 08 at 5:18 a.m. GMT

1* Murder on ther Orient express 2* Appointment With Death 3* Hercule Poiriots Christmas If you ask me there are heaps of good AC books and I would love to add heaps of them like Big Four, Mysterous Affiar At Styles, Murder On The Links and Peril At End House but what do you think the three worst are I would say they are... 1* Hickory Dickory Dock 2* One, Two Buckle My Shoe 3* Poiroits Early Cases I would also want to add Murder In the Mews and The Clocks. I say these are the worst because there is nothing exciting in them until the end and the endings aren't really god any way. I like the cases that have Intersting Parts through them all the way like the Big Four which was just heaps of excitment all the way and Appiontment With Death because of the wierd and interesting Family.

Inspector_Kelly 19 Nov 08 at 2:17 p.m. GMT

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In this order.

1. Hercule Poirot's Christmas-You would ever have guessed a police officer!

2. Evil Under The Sun- It wasn't her body!

3. The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd

But there are so many others!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tanvi 06 Nov 08 at 1:18 p.m. GMT

According to me, 1st place- Murder on the orient express 2nd place- Death on the Nile 3rd place- Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Phlox 26 Oct 08 at 2:36 p.m. GMT

1. Murder on the Orient Express(this one is actually Poirot's best, i would give it the 2nd position if i am to give positions to all books written by Agatha Christie)

2. Big Four(this is one book that you would not want to leave even for a second)

3. Death on the Nile/ Cards on the Table

Actually its really difficult. I would have liked to add Sad Cypress, Murder of Roger Ackroyd & Five Little Pigs to it too. Its so difficult indeed.

moonraker 08 Oct 08 at 5:35 p.m. GMT

1 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

2 Dumb Witness

3 The Mysterous Affair at Styles

Don't bother with the dreadful tv adaptations of the first two though.

Rea_Potter 28 Sep 08 at 6:01 p.m. GMT

1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles

2. Curtain

3. Thrre-Act Tragedy

+ 1. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

dada222 27 Sep 08 at 8:21 a.m. GMT

Mine are :

1. Cards on the table

2. Murder of roger ackroyd

I'm not sure about the third... 

lady_horbury 25 Sep 08 at 7:03 p.m. GMT

Hello!  It will take me awhile to get used to this new site, but I love it already.  I really like the new "Look"!  I would have to say my top 3 HP mysteries would be:  1.  The Hollow.  2.  Peril at End House.  3.  Death in the Clouds.  BUT  I love all of them, so it's really hard to choose!

Holly 25 Sep 08 at 8:27 a.m. GMT

Dumb Witness? How could I forget that one. An excellent choice, Paris. I love that one too!

I'm listening to the audio book of Sad Cypress at the moment, btw.

Sabrina776 25 Sep 08 at 12:45 a.m. GMT

I agree with you Holly, Sad Cypress is fascinating. I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't had the pleasure of reading it! I personally really enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express!!!!

Paris 24 Sep 08 at 7:23 p.m. GMT

Good choice on the top 3 but, for me, the top 3 have to include Hercule Poirot's Christmas and Dumb Witness.

ariadnepoirotmarple 24 Sep 08 at 1:27 p.m. GMT

I also agree with your selection (I've never read Evil Under the Sun but saw the movie so I know how surprising was the end) but I'd like to add "Lord Edgware Dies", it's really a good one.

Holly 24 Sep 08 at 10:54 a.m. GMT

That's a tough one. I tend to like my Poirots with Hastings thrown in

However, if I am forced to choose what I consider to be the best Poirots, then I agree with your selection. Although I would love to add Sad Cypress.