Taken at the Flood
Agatha Christie
Mystery
Taken at the Flood
by Agatha Christie
—· 224 p· 1948
20th Century Classicmysterioustense
Overview
About
A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit…
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Pages
224
Yuan jing chu ban gong si
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Plot twists9
Poirot Deduction9
Narration8
Pacing8
Prose7
Emotional depth7
War Period Atmosphere7
Worldbuilding4
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