A.B.C Murders

I am currently reading Agatha Christies' The A.B.C Murders, which is probably one of the most interesting books to ever read. I chose to read this book with my partner Nsini Beckles because of my personal love for mystery and crime. It was clear that I could not jump into a modern day mystery book for example by James Patterson, without looking a little further back into some of the genres roots. We both figured that Agatha Christie would be the best author to start with because of her well known work and large selection of texts to pick from. The A.B.C Murders is the story of M. Poirot in his investigation to find a potential serial killer, along with his friend Captain Hastings who narrates the book. It is placed in England during 1965 and M. Poirot has been receiving mysterious letters warning him about a killing before it happens, signed A.B.C. The murders go in chronological order by the victim’s name and city, and at each crime scene there is an A.B.C railway guide found next to the victim’s body. It also seems that the victims are all somewhat having complications in life and their deaths may be easily mistaken for suicide if it were not for the notes and investigation. As the book goes on, the murders become more gruesome and isolated with nothing linking the victims. It makes it difficult because the murderer seems to strike at the right time and in the right places where no one will notice him or her as being a stranger. The murderer also kills his victims in the early hours of the morning when it is usually silent out and everyone is in bed or he will strike when he knows everyone is out of work and headed home leaving no witnesses. Compared to all of the crime and investigation shows I watch and books I read, this is definitely the most interesting because it is the oddest one. It feels like dead end after dead end but there is still some trust in M. Poirot and what he decides to be his next plan of action. Though he is getting nowhere really, the points he make say a lot, there is this sense that he knows what he is doing and is extremely wise. In time with this wisdom of his it looks like they will get warmer to the identity of the murderer, but as for now he or she is still one step ahead.