Barnes & NobleFive Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot Series) by Agatha Christie

Five Little Pigs

Another Agatha Christie mystery based on a nursery rhyme, what fun! I love how Christie narrows the suspects down to five and then labels each character based on the nursery rhyme. Christie brilliantly describes each of the five characters and gives a reason why the poisoner could be any these individuals. The artist, Amyas Crale dies from drinking a poison slipped into his beer and his wife, Caroline, goes to prison for this crime and she dies in prison. Sixteen years later, the daughter, Carla Lemarchant, asks Poirot to investigate the poisoning and to clear her mother’s conviction. Christie knows how to develop a story and to make characters with real personalities. Every person harbors a secret, but Poirot uncovers these quirks so easily. Christie always provides a delightful story and a wonderful adventure.