Publication
ACORN MEDIA (2001)
Original publication date
1996
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Description
An elderly woman confides to Poirot that she fears one of her relatives is trying to kill her for her money. He persuades her to disinherit her heirs, but she is murdered anyway.
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LibraryThing member richardderus
The episode is considerably changed from the book's plot. It is, fortunately, in ways that organize events more lucidly. Poirot and Hastings arrive in a *completely* different part of England, the Lake District, and one of the characters is an old chum of Hastings' from the Army. Charles the Chum
On the whole, I prefer the filmed version. Both have charms and both have flaws. I'll plump for the modern take on marriage every time.
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is *far* more interesting in the TV version! Some very of-its-time marital drama is also significantly less tedious in the adaptation, becoming a meaty matter of genuine and necessary relevance to the story instead of mealymouth whining. The murderer doesn't commit suicide. And dear me, didn't Bob just get a different ending! Instead of going home with Poirot (!!), he is rehomed with some deeply ditzy spiritualists whose presence in the story becomes thereby a matter more than convenient to the plot.On the whole, I prefer the filmed version. Both have charms and both have flaws. I'll plump for the modern take on marriage every time.
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
1569384703 / 9781569384701
UPC
054961470396
Physical description
7.75 x 0.5 inches