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Thirteen At Dinner is another name for this mystery leisurely created by Agatha Christie. Brilliant is the word used to characterize our acclaimed Poirot and his superb detective skills. Mais Oui, he may be the best our world has to offer in this slow moving book. As you can tell from the title, Lord Edgware does indeed die, killed by an American actress, his wife, though only in name. Eye witnesses asseverate she was a guest at a dinner party during the time of the Lord's demise though others vow that she was present at the Lord's home that night. If only someone could help Inspector Japp to solve this grievous mystery. Ahh, but there is someone who hates murder and hates for the wrong person to hang ("they're hanging everybody out there" was a big internet hit in the 1930's), and will not stop until he sees justice served. …show more content…

Physical powers would not work--the slight chance of harming the love of his life, his mustache, could not be tolerated. His super power might be reading minds--that would explain his frequent successes. What would his superhero name be: Captain Justice, Iron Detective, Captain Mustache, Super Knowing Guy or The Belguim Force Of One? Poirot would know the suitable name though once the teaming hordes of humanity acclimated his power, mere humans would never approach him and might potentially run from him, even Hastings and Miss Lemon. Lord Edgeware was an appallingly horrid man who enjoyed unhappiness in others-- is it a shame we should care when evil men are murdered? Should everyone enjoy the ability to dance around the village singing Ding Dong the man is dead, the evil man is dead, when a horrid creature

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