Appointment with Death: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

“Twice as brilliant as Death on the Nile, which was entirely brilliant.” —Observer (London)

“Good reading, though it has the one Christie shortcoming—the final evidence contains matter of which the reader can have no knowledge. Again Hercule Poirot deduces his solution of the death of a hateful old American woman whose power complex is ruining her family. Conversations with the family and fellow tourists in the Holy Land give him his ammunition in twenty-four hours.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Hugh Fraser’s engaging reading makes the time pass pleasantly. Vacationing in Jerusalem, the Belgian detective encounters the Boyntons, a wealthy American family dominated by its tyrannical matriarch. When the old lady suddenly dies on an excursion to the ruins at Petra in Jordan, her children come under suspicion. As usual with Christie’s tales, there are romantic complications among the tourists as well…Fraser, best known as Captain Hastings in the televised versions of the Poirot stories, gives his usual sympathetic reading, making the protagonists seem to have greater depth. For Fraser’s efforts alone, this is recommended for popular collections.” —Library Journal audio review