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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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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.

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.

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.

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!!!!

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.

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!

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... 

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

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.

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.

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

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

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

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.

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

WINNEBAGO1901

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

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

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

01-Sad Cypress

02-Dumb Witness

03-Elephants Can Remember

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

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.