September 01, 2007

Dumb Witness

One of Agatha Christie's books has waffled between two titles: Dumb Witness (also known as Poirot Loses A Client)... and neither of the titles makes a lot of sense in relation to the story... I know that the A and E version of Dumb Witness makes use of the terrier (the dumb, non speaking, witness) and makes a lot of sense, but in the book the dog just shows up from time to time... the movie actually makes use of the dog helping Poirot to put the pieces together... the movie is beautifully done, and the book is great as well, but it just paints a different picture... nevertheless, Christie is a genius, and this book is another example. I used to have the idea that she didn't tell the reader anything until the end of the book, but that is simply not true... she is the genius of credibly accusing as many as a dozen different characters of the crime, and then wrapping it up with Poirot's genius... read and enjoy...

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