As always, another great book by Dame Agatha! This one could be a collection of short stories, but woven through them is the common thread of the Big Four organization, and that's what makes the book so great! You have a dozen cases in one! And Poirot is brilliant in all of them, including the final showdown. I truly dislike Hastings, though. I actually never liked him and the books that were from his POV always were among my least favorites, even though I love Poirot and a lot of the belgian detective's stories feature him, but in this book especially he is more annoying and idiotic than ever.

His hability to get himself into trouble (and consequentially Poirot) just out of sheer stupidity and naivety, his lack of trust in Poirot, despite knowing that even though he is not the conventional detective, he is usually right and has a plan for everything and the fact that he has known Poirot for YEARS and STILL don't get the detective's way....it's just too much for me. I would give this book a 4.5 stars for the presence of Capt. Hastings alone, but since I love Agatha Chtistie too much, I decided to be lenient and to give it a full 5 stars.

Por algum motivo me irritou muito esse livro, tem mini casos demais nesse livro, entendi que vão ser pequenos e tudo vai ler a esses quatro grandes, mas chega uma hora que é suficiente.
Enfim fora isso é uma história bem nos moldes da Agatha Christie, é divertida, mas não achei nada de mais