Curtain: Poirot's Last Case: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition – The Legendary Detective's Final Stand Against a Cunning Killer (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 37)
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In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the legendary detective saves his best for last as he races to apprehend a five-time killer before the final curtain descends - 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
Publication date : October 25, 2011
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0062074091
ISBN-13 : 96
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.54 x 8 inches
Book 38 of 38 : Hercule Poirot
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Format: Kindle
This is an exceptionally fine ending to the Poirot series. Poirot and Hastings are reunited at Styles Court, now a guest house. Poirot reveals that he is pursuing a mysterious X, who has been associated with at least five murders, and he asserts that another murder is imminent. The story is narrated by Hastings, who Poirot carefully keeps in the dark about many of his key suspicions. So we see the various guests through Hastings' very civilized, very well intentioned, but not always very insightful eyes. We are allowed to spot much which Hastings misses. Hastings is also distracted by his concerns for his adult daughter, Judith, who is one of the guests. Christie gleefully scatters both critical clues and red herrings with wild abandon. Most of the guests know one another and are in some way associated with at least one of the murders. Hastings is present for many intriguingly suggestive conversations and learns that there are many reasons why various guests might desire another's sudden death. Needless to say, murder soon follows. In the end, Poirot reveals all, in a very clever and satisfactory conclusion. (I'd say more, but I don't want to leave any spoilers!) In my opinion this was Christie near her peak in both ingenuity and skillful writing.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2012 by Graham
Format: Kindle
I read this once when I was a teenager. I disliked it. I thought it was slow pace and boring. But now, 30 years later, I re-read it. I love it! Maybe I'm old too now, so I understand aging process better and this book strikes me. It's touching how Hastings thought about the memory of the past, how it was with Poirot, his wife (who's dead now), etc. When he saw the shooting star and thought about his dear Cinders, how he carried her to the window - I almost cried. The scenes when his daughter treated him badly broke my heart. Poirot himself was still very smart as before. His tounge was sharper than usual to Hastings too, I think. Hastings was so patient! Unlike in other books where Hastings is placed in the background, Christie puts him in the forefront here, at last, finally... Maybe she meant it that way: To finally bring the man to the foreground to be better recognized. After all, Hastings as Poirot's best friend is not something to be taken for granted. He earns it. They earn it, together. It is such a great book. The "Postcript" is impressive, the last paragprahs tear my soul apart. One glimpse of light helps group me together, though, at the mathcmaking idea Poirot hints for his mon ami Hastings. So classic, so Poirot. I'd love to imagine that happens. This book totally fits to be the last book of Poirot. One of my most favorites! Thanks Ms. Christie.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017 by MasterChinese
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
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
Format: Audiobook
Excellent product and service.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2026 by G V.
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
Great story and you wont. Believe the end.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2026 by susan vazquez
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