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Elephants Can Remember | Agatha Christie | Book Review | A Hercule Poirot Classic Cold Case

Elephants Can Remember” by Agatha Christie is a gripping murder mystery that follows detective Hercule Poirot as he investigates a seemingly unsolvable case of a double suicide that occurred 15 years ago. Also the 42nd Hercule Poirot Mystery Book, read the book summary, genre, book release date, reading age, book quotes, and book review of “Elephants Can Remember” by Agatha Christie in this post below.

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About Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie:

No. of Pages: 212

Publication Date: November 1, 1972

Genre: Mystery, Classic Mystery, Cold Case, Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Murder Mystery, Mystery Thriller

Series: Hercule Poirot Book 42, Ariadne Oliver Book 8

Reading Age: 10 years and above

Can be read as a standalone? YES

Buy From: AMAZON

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Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie Book Summary:

A very bossy woman, Mrs. Bourtan-Cox confronts Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, a famous detective fiction novelist, at a literary event and asks her the mysterious question

 

Did her mother kill her father or was it the father who
killed the mother?’



The question is in retrospect of two deaths that occurred fifteen years ago of General and Lady Ravenscroft.

Both shot dead but were they murdered?

Who killed who?

Was it a suicide pact?

A crime of passion?  

Or A cold-blooded murder?

 

The police had left an open verdict and now Mrs. Oliver decides to take the help of her friend, Hercule Poirot and solve this cold case. The case is old and the trail has gone cold with no witnesses apparent. But as they delve into the past they discover that ‘Old sins leave long shadows’. And that people like elephants, can remember!

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Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie Book Review:

I can’t say that I have not loved any of Agatha Christie’s books and Elephants Can Remember is no exception.

Every time I read an Agatha Christie novel I am wowed. And each time I feel like asking her ‘How did you think about this?’

The mysteries that she thinks of and executes in her books are fantastic and work of genius.

Fun Fact about this book:

Elephants Can Remember references plots from “Five Little Pigs“, “Hallowe’en Party“, and “Mrs McGinty’s Dead“, so if you are keen to spot these, read the other three first.

Things I liked:

In this book also, Christie displays an in-depth knowledge of human nature and delivers a mystery that is unique, baffling and which leaves a haunting effect on us.

This book, Elephants Can Remember, one of the last written by Agatha Christie is as sharp and captivating as its predecessors.

Mrs. Ariadne Oliver’s character seems close to Christie and it seems like she is baring herself to her readers through this character. Poirot is showcased in a supporting role as compared to Ariadne Oliver which is interesting to note given his habit of self -importance and pride.

Almost no suspects to pin the crime on!

The story is sad and Christie challenges the reader to solve it by not having many people to pin the murders on. But still one is unable to clear the mist of the mystery till the end!

Elephants can remember, but we are human beings and mercifully human beings can forget.” 

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Conclusion:

All in all, I give Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie super shiny 5 out of 5 stars. It is splendidly written despite the challenge of not having many suspects. Also has a twisted crime that leaves us both sad and amazed at the levels of complexity of human nature. And a story where there
is love, sacrifice, caring, jealousy, execution, hopelessness, sadness, unhappiness, mysteries and finally truth and peace. So, Njkinny recommends this splendid mystery book to all mystery thriller lovers.

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