Curtain: Poirot's Last Case: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition – The Legendary Detective's Final Stand Against a Cunning Killer
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The legendary detective saves his best for last as he races to apprehend a five-time killer before the final curtain descends in Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, the last book Agatha Christie published before her death.The crime- fighting careers of Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have come full circle—they are back once again in the rambling country house in which they solved their first murder together.Both Hercule Poirot and Great Styles have seen better days—but, despite being crippled with arthritis, there is nothing wrong with the great detective and his “little gray cells.” However, when Poirot brands one of the seemingly harmless guests a five-time murderer, some people have their doubts. But Poirot alone knows he must prevent a sixth murder before the curtain falls. Read more
Publisher : William Morrow Paperbacks
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Publication date : October 3, 2006
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
File size : 4.2 MB
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Format: Kindle
I am a big fan and this is the best Agatha Christie novel I have ever read!. Started it Sunday night and finished it Monday because I couldn't put it down. Fascinating characters and plot line. Enjoy!
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2026 by Taylor
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings began their first renowned case together with The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot Mysteries (Audio)). And in their concluding encounter, Poirot's last case, the pair completes the circle, again teaming up at Styles Court (which is under new ownership) to ferret out a murderer. The old mansion of Styles is now a renovated boarding house run by an elderly couple and Poirot calls upon his life-long friend and Man Friday, Captain Hastings, to abet him in his final and most compelling case. Hasting's modernistic and independent daughter is also on the premises and the Captain's unwelcome exertions in attempting to sort out her future provides an appetizing sub-plot. One of the numerous residents of Styles is a serial killer and the motive for this murderer's heinous crimes remains unclear for a time. The solution to this one is a real zinger and Christie fans will certainly not be let down. This is a "Golden Age" classic British mystery in every sense, even though the book was published in 1975. The fact is that, doubting her own survival in the face of the endless World War Two conflagrations, Christie wrote this fine whodunnit in the early 1940s! The Poirot mystery which Christie last wrote (1972) was Elephants Can Remember (Hercule Poirot), and her final work (which featured Tommy and Tuppence Beresford) was Postern of Fate, published in 1973. Agatha Christie died in 1976. Hugh Fraser reads this story from the first-person perspective of Captain Hastings. His reading and rhythm are just top-notch, as it is with all the Christie works which he has taken on. Prospective buyers should be aware that this title is also available with an alternative reader: Curtain: Complete & Unabridged: Poirot's Last Case. This edition is read by John Moffatt, another master of the art. Which one is best? I cannot say for anyone else but I prefer Fraser on this particular work but most folks will be pleased with either one. I really like the packaging on my Harpercollins audiobook, which is notably different than the one pictured. My CDs are securely housed in a clear, heavy plastic, music-type container and all five CDs are "stacked" inside, a method which I find preferable to the typical cardboard "slip cases" where each CD slides into a slot. If this is an issue, you might contact the seller in advance to see which packaging format s/he is offering. In any event, the total time for this unabridged audiobook is six hours and what a superb listening experience it is! There is little else to say except to reiterate that this is a terrific Hercule Poirot mystery that all Christie fans will want to hear time and again.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2009 by Patrick W. Crabtree
Well !? I was miffed to have missed the David Suchet television representation of Poirot's last ever mystery, so I decided that i HAD to read the book - based on the buzz that had been created by the media surrounding the storyline. I shall not spoil the plot and reveal all - that would be so unsportsmanlike (other contributors should take note!) - so I shall just say that as an Agatha Christie fan I was kind of putting off reading this, almost like saving the best for last, but also knowing that it would be 'strange' to go back to other Poirot novels knowing what happens to him in this final story. The story is narrated by Hastings, his ever-faithful friend and co-sort. It was written in a remarkably clever manner, still detailing the usual pithy Christie characterisations and observations of all the people present (the list of suspects). So it was almost like reading any other Agatha Christie - it was an enjoyable read. The only thing that was disappointing was the lack of the man himself 'starring' in this book, as it really would have been a spectacle to have Poirot weave his eccentricities throughout, creating tensions, asking questions, motivating the energy, bringing out sub-plots and then - as always - gathering the crowd of maybe-murderers together at the end to do the 'big reveal'. In this book we find Poirot a very elderly and immobile figure, confined to a wheelchair, bound by his physical ailments and - for the most part in this book - locked away in his room at the hotel only surfacing occasionally to steer Capt Hastings back on track with the investigations. Needless to say, the mystery is solved - it is all justifiable and made sense in the end - and, yes!, Poirot does a type of final performance/reveal at the end which wraps it all up nicely. However, I cannot help but feel that this was written almost in a cold, calculated, way by AC as necessity out of having to detail the end of Poirot, to wrap him up and close that chapter for herself, the publishers and the readers. There did not feel any real act of love for Hercule, which I was quite saddened by. Hastings does somehow manage to carry Curtain though,and is an affable, likeable, diligent character. It is through his emotions, from his perspective, that we view the demise of the Great Belgian Detective. It just would have been nice to have felt it for myself.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2015 by Mr. Ct Kent
Format: Audiobook
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Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2026 by G V.
This is actually the very last Poirot book, and for good reason (... I won't disclose too much not to spoil readers...). Themes of death and melancholy are felt throughout the book, reinforced by the fact that this is taking place in Styles, which was the same place as Poirot first case (which I read a while back but I can hardly now remember exactly the details, as is the case with some Poirot book , as the plots are usually very complex). Cpt Hasting is here which bring some life into the book, and led to usual banters between him and Poirot, who is here physically weak, but his little grey cells are as sharp as ever. If you are a fan you will appreciate that we learn here more about Hasting's family, and one of his daughter has an important role in the story. The relation between Hasting and his daughter is also quite entertaining, as he hopelessly tries to discourage her for what seems to be her love interest, and of course he fails miserably. There are other surprises in this book and twists and turns, which I won't disclose again. All in all you will have to read this book if you like Poirot's stories (and you certainly won't regret it, though you might regret that this is indeed the very last case...).
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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2013 by Pipoy1704
Love Agatha Christie and Hercule Poirot in particular. This final book was not true to Poirot's character. The man who walked away from Murder on the Orient Express would not have acted the way this Hercule Poirot did. Poirot is older and not well but he would never act in this manner. Hastings also would have been more attentive to what was being asked of him. I can't say too much because it would ruin the book. I always enjoy an Agatha Christie book and believe I have now read all of them but this one wasn't written when she was at the top of her game.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014 by BrkrDave
Format: Paperback
The premise of the book is fantastic. My issues lies with the execution and the characters. I didn’t warm up to or bond with any of the characters. I found them all superficial. Poirot was condescending, arrogant, and aloof. Hastings was the only one whose thoughts and feelings were well described. As this was the last book with Poirot, in which he actually dies, I had expected a more well-rounded character portrayal with glimpses of him as a younger detective and maybe a reflection here and there about his life, his train of thought, his regrets, and maybe even some humanity with doubts and wishes for what his life could be like had he not been weakened and in failing health. The plot is convoluted with too many small clues that nobody picks up on. This causes the reader to place their trust completely in Hastings as he is Poirot’s extension. As he tries to figure out X’s identity, he also has to deal with family issues regarding his daughter, who is also at Styles. It muddies the pool. Hasting’s butterfly brain finds no rest in the book, not even at the end. There is no rest at the end for the reader either. For in the end, we only have Poirot’s high-and-mighty word for what really happened.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022 by Alice
Format: Paperback
This novel was written by Christie in the early 1940s, but not published until 1975. As the subtitle indicates, it presents Hercule Poirot's last case. Apparently, Christie wanted to make sure that Poirot received a proper sendoff even though she intended to write additional novels about him, which would be set before the events of Curtain. The result is somewhat awkward because the story clearly appears to be set during World War II to which Hastings makes an indirect reference and it has the feel and tone of the other novels she wrote during this period. Chronologically, though, the events should be taking place during the 1970s. Chronology was always a bit of a problem for Christie, though, because she introduced Poirot in "The Mysterious Affair at Styles," which is set in 1916 when Poirot is already retired and is described as elderly. If he was at least 60 in 1916, he would have been at least 119 in 1975. No wonder he is described as being very infirm! By the time Christie decided to allow this manuscript to be published, she was herself too elderly to spend time smoothing out its rough edges or eliminating inconstancies with the events of later Poirot novels. Overall, Poirot's physical problems cast a pall over the story, which is otherwise a serviceable, if not great, mystery. Christie's mysteries are meant as pure escapism, hence the relative lack of description or of much character development. Focusing on Poirot's medical problems brings in too much of the real world for my taste. So, although you have to read this book if you are an Agatha Christie fan, I would certainly not make it the first -- or one of the first -- Christie novels to read. Much better to start with, say, the "Murder of Roger Ackroyd." For someone reading this novel without having read most of the other Poirot novels, I would knock a star off my rating.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2012 by Hal Jordan