Poirot Investigates Quotes
"Once more shall I be myself again, the great Hercule Poirot, the terror of evildoers!"
"The cat was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. It is still regarded as a symbol of good luck if a black cat crosses your path."
"The idea pleases you, I see. Always the spectacular and romantic appeals to you."
"Never will you trust your old friend, Hastings. I do not care for my friends to carry loaded pistols about with them."
"See now, what I have done for you. I have saved you from being hanged."
"But it’s all so simple! It was clear, from the first, that out of several hundred, probably, applicants for No 4 Montagu Mansions, only the Robinsons were considered suitable."
"Nothing escapes you. No, the man is not a Jap. He is an Italian."
"Always you have had a penchant for auburn hair!"
"The official description of Elsa Hardt is: Height 5 ft 7, eyes blue, hair auburn, fair complexion, nose straight, no special distinguishing marks."
"I do not think it is necessary to insult Miss Elsa Hardt's intelligence by telling her."
"The sight of so many jewels makes me wish I had turned my brains to crime, instead of to its detection."
"It is a good plan to take a place as chambermaid or valet–but you must not shirk your work."
"The good inspector obviously knows nothing of jewels."
"I count on you to do me a service–of your friendship."
"I read the little papers with the pictures. How should I not know you?"
"You have the word of Hercule Poirot–I can say no more!"
"As far as I can see, the whole of England will know the hole we’re in soon enough."
"I wish I could say as much for the second attempt."
"For God’s sake, come!" - The Murder on the Links
"A remarkably good detective story…warmly recommended." - The New York Times on The Murder on the Links
"The most brilliant of deceptions." - Julian Symons on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
"A classic—the book has worthily earned its fame." - Irish Independent on The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
"Need it be said—the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble." - Times Literary Supplement on Murder on the Orient Express
"There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie." - Sunday Times on The ABC Murders
"Makes for uncommonly good reading." - The New York Times on Three-Act Tragedy
"It will be a very acute reader who does not receive a complete surprise at the end." - Times Literary Supplement on Death in the Clouds
"A masterwork of carefully concealed artifice… most stunningly original." - Julian Symons on The ABC Murders
"Smooth, highly original, and completely absorbing." - The New York Times on Murder in Mesopotamia
"The finest murder story of her career… Mrs Christie has never been more ingenious." - Daily Mail on Cards on the Table
"All four tales are admirable entertainment… Mrs Christie’s solutions are unexpected and satisfying." - Daily Mail on Murder in the Mews
"One of Poirot’s most brilliant achievements." - Glasgow Herald on Dumb Witness
"Twice as brilliant as Death on the Nile, which was entirely brilliant." - The Observer on Appointment with Death
"A good violent murder with lots of blood." - Agatha Christie on Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
"Poirot solves another exciting case." - Daily Mail on Sad Cypress
"A swift course of unflagging suspense leads to complete surprise." - The New York Times on One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
"Christie has never written anything better than Evil Under the Sun." - Daily Telegraph
"The answer to the riddle is brilliant." - Times Literary Supplement on Five Little Pigs