I was pretty delighted with this book. I had read a few of Christie's plays years ago, but was so burned out by doing about 6 mysteries in a row on stage in about 2 years that I didn't read any of her novels. This was my first toe in, and I was surprised by it in a good way. There was a lot of humor, not too many characters to get bogged down, good pacing, lots of clues and red herrings, and it was fun to try and figure out what Poirot was making of the clues. 
 There were a couple of "cheats" in that not everything was provided so that the reader could really figure it out - Poirot kept some things to himself until the reveal. Not a huge deal, and I had a ridiculously proud moment that I had figured out a couple of the pieces. I'll definitely check out the three Poirots that came before this book, and maybe even a Miss Marple or two.