The Big Four - Agatha Christie Tackles Action

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English - November 20, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB
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After four successful Poirot mystery books and a string of others, Agatha Christie changed the formula with the fifth Poirot book. Instead of focusing on a mystery, Poirot is taken through a string of mini-mysteries, kidnappings, explosions and more. It's no longer about finding who did it, it's about surviving long enough to catch the bad guy.

00:00 Intro

01:02 Historical Context

07:10 Background

07:17 Age Level & Content Warning

08:26 Judge a Book by It's Cover

09:54 Discussion

11:33 Introducing the Big Four

16:02 John Ingle's Letter

20:00 The Missing Scientist

25:30 Abe's Secretary

28:15 The Yellow Jasmine

30:47 The Chess Master

34:26 The Chinatown Hideout

39:00 The Identity of Number 4

43:06 Getting Government Involved

44:31 The Dying Man

46:51 Poirot is Dead

51:01 Time to Act

55:48 General Thoughts

56:47 One Question for the Author

58:46 Rating

59:09 Read Again?

01:00:04 Favorite of the Series so Far

01:00:42 Outro

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