![]() ![]() Here, we’re drawn into a study of how people can be ruled by another person even without physical abuse or restraint.Īs a bonus, we get a hint of the investigators’ value systems. It’s remarkable how Christie works in a seemingly formulaic genre – indeed, Poirot tells Colonel Carbury how things would play out if this were a fictional murder mystery – yet comes up with fresh angles. Boynton lords over it all from a chair at the lip of her cave, but she’s 200 yards away from the heart of the action, so it’s not clear if she’s alive or dead as she sits there, unmoving – a rather creepy image. The author comes up with a neat playing field for the murder, too: a valley in Transjordania featuring a marquee (a large gathering tent where meals are served) along with assorted individual tents and caves. In part two, “Appointment” perfectly mixes Poirot’s observations of everyone’s behavior and traits with the traditional charms of a Christie novel, like when Poirot calls each witness into his hotel room, chapter by chapter, for their account of the day of Mrs. ![]() A British politician, Lady Westholme, and her doting friend, Miss Pierce, are also on hand. Cope, has long had eyes for Lennox’s wife, Nadine, who is mulling giving up on her milquetoast husband. Romance plays an engaging role in “Appointment,” as Sarah becomes interested in saving Raymond.Īnother traveler, Mr. We observe the Boyntons through the voyeuristic gaze of fellow vacationers Sarah King, a newly minted doctor, and Dr. ![]() Settings: Jerusalem, Israel Petra, Jordan 1938 ![]()
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