I didn't realise at first that this was a Poirot and was happily surprised when his egg-shaped head materialised. Not being fond of Shakespeare, I didn't realise what the title alluded to and thought it would be set in the Near East. I really enjoyed the story, though I only spotted a few of the clues and was thoroughly confused the whole way through. As this is fairly rare, given how many of these things I read, it was most enjoyable.