THE MURDER ON THE LINKS is a fairly standard Christie story. Like so many of Dame Agatha’s works, a darn good read. Captain Hastings is along and he falls for the younger investigator’s fast talk, his crawling around on the grass hunting for clues mannerism, and his brilliant, but slightly dubious solutions.There is an arresting cast of characters including a young woman and her mother, the murdered man’s son, yet other young woman that Hastings had met on a train and who mysteriously turns up here, and a few others added for fun.A very good read, plenty of twists for the more experienced reader, and more than one solution offered just for fun. Detective Giraud is on the case, a young, smart, no nonsense “modern” thinker who pooh-poohs Poirot’s methods and stodgy manners. The victim was struck down at a golf course adjacent to his home. Point has been summoned by Monsieur Renauld who is certain his life is in danger, which is proved a good hunch as, upon arrival in Merlinville, France, Poirot is greeted with the news of the gentleman’s murder. What matters is the case, the puzzle, the obstacles, the suspects, the police involvement and finally the solution. He seems so well formed already, but that is neither here nor there. It is hard to imagine this was only the second outing for Poirot. Murder On The Links (1923) (Poirot #2) by Agatha Christie.
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