In many ways, The ABC Murders is a quintessential Poirot story. I enjoyed the mystery itself — what criminal thinks it’s a good idea to taunt Poirot? — and really enjoyed everything until the very end. For me, this was probably the most far fetched solution that I’ve ever read. The reason I love Christie’s books is that the puzzle is so clever and plausible, but this one was just clever. Is there a chance this could happen in real life? Probably not. I liked this book, but I didn’t end up loving it.