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Agatha Christie novel , Guy Andrews screenplay. IMDb's Guide to Streaming. Agatha Christie's Poirot - Feature Length. Share this Rating Title: Taken at the Flood 17 Dec 7. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Episode cast overview, first billed only: Hercule Poirot Jenny Agutter Adela Marchmont Patrick Baladi Rowley Cloade Eva Birthistle David Hunter Amanda Douge Lynn Marchmont Penny Downie Frances Cloade Richard Durden Beatrice Lippincott Richard Hope Harold Spence Celia Imrie Lionel Woodward Elizabeth Spriggs Mrs Leadbetter Pip Torrens Edit Storyline Hercule Poirot finds himself trying to solve the mystery of the Cloade family.

Rosaleen is a meek character that barely seems able to get words out. Her brother, David, is overbearing and seems very malicious in his dealings with the Cloade family and is very eager to shove their faces into having no money due to his sister marrying Gordon. So that said, there was no one to root for at all during this whole story. Poirot is once again introduced around the halfway mark.

The main storyline is following the Cloade family and reading about how Lynn is attracted to David though he is awful. And honestly I started to flat out loathe the character of Lynn and at the end was one hundred percent tired of her. Probably because she goes around acting as if her family is awful for daring to ask for help though I would say that Gordon Cloade was at fault for ensuring that his family came to him for every little thing because he liked it that way.

I had tons of sympathy for the character of Rowley until one action wiped that all out. Poirot once again just swans around a lot and I don't really get how he is seen as the world's best detective in Poirot's mind he doesn't seem to have any aha moments until the end. I don't know if adding on Hastings would make things better or what. I think you need that person that stands in for the reader who is trying to figure things out. Instead you get Lynn as a audience stand in and that's about it.

The writing was typical Christie though this time more information is added about what happened to villages after the war. This is the first Poirot book I read that was post-war. It was interesting reading about how many things changed especially when you look at those who went off to war and came back. You can sympathize with Lynn a bit for feeling as if after the war things feel the same though she is not.

Though I was all out of sympathy when she complained about how boring things were and how she thought of David who is hateful as being adventurous and better than Rowley who in her mind has stayed the same. The flow was all over the place. I think the problem is that Christie tried to cram a lot into this book and since we had a ton of players on the scene so to speak it was a lot to do and keep all of the parts moving.

The setting of post-war England was interesting here and there, and I wish that we had gotten more details about it. It seemed in places that Christie was definitely mourning the loss of what England used to be and where it was presently. The ending was flat out appalling. Besides it being appalling I can say that I hate it when Agatha Christie makes it that until the very end you as a reader can't figure out who did it. I am going to spoil the ending for those who really want to know, but honestly the above combined with the ending was just too much for me to ignore and give this book anything but 1 star.

Rowley flies into a rage and tells her that he has killed two men and he will not let David have her and proceeds to try to choke her to death. Poirot coughs and interrupts.

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He goes and asks for coffee and turns everything into a normal sitting with making sure that Lynn wraps her throat and drinks some coffee. Rowley admits to the accidental murder of one of the victims and how he strong armed someone into lying and that person killed themselves because they were ashamed of committing perjury.

Then David comes along. Poirot asks for more coffee and goes about explaining how David killed his sister not really his sister and how David did this in order to get all of the Cloade fortune. David runs around, is quickly captured by police and confesses all.

Poirot goes away and then Lynn is shocked that she did not realize that David was a murderer. A short time later Lynn goes back to Rowley and announces she is home. Rowley is confused and tells her to leave him since he thinks that the police may still arrest him for the accidental death of one of the victims.

Lynn doesn't think that Poirot told the police of course not and that she realized when David was about to kill her what a fool she had been and that she totally belongs to him. Yeah that freaking happened. A man tries to kill her and the woman says I was such a fool, of course you love me and all because you finally showed some emotion. Nov 26, Marjolijn van de Gender rated it did not like it.

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How crafty you are Agatha Christie?! This detective story is absolutely stunning , it makes me feel dizzy ,espicially the last part! In , as the German bombs are falling, Hercule Poirot is safely ensconced in the Coronation Club, when he first hears of the Cloade family. As it turns out, the wife had previously been married to a Robert Underhay, who had mysteriously disappeared in Africa and was presumed dead.

Two years later, Poirot receives a strange visit from one of the Cloade family of In , as the German bombs are falling, Hercule Poirot is safely ensconced in the Coronation Club, when he first hears of the Cloade family. Two years later, Poirot receives a strange visit from one of the Cloade family of Warmsley Vale who has received a message from the spirit world that Robert Underhay is not really dead.

Not long after, he reads about the death of an Enoch Arden in the same village. Christie then takes the story to Warmsley Vale, and introduces the Cloade family. It seems that all of them were financially dependent on Gordon Cloade, and that this young wife, Rosaleen, has thrown a bit of a monkey wrench into the situation. Living now in Gordon's home with her brother David, Rosaleen was the sole beneficiary to Gordon's vast estate, and David stands between the family and financial assistance.

Rosaleen, it seems, is eager to help, but David despises the rest of the Cloades and refuses to lend them a penny. Things go from bad to worse when a mysterious stranger, one Enoch Arden the namesake of a poem from Tennyson appears with a bizarre story about Robert Underhay. Pretty soon someone ends up dead. It is Poirot's job to not only figure out who the murderer is, but to get to the bottom of the whole mess.

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This won't be a simple task. With several suspects to choose from, Taken at the Flood is one of those stories where the truth is unraveled bit by bit, so that the reader is not really sure of the whodunit until the end. There are plenty of red herrings to sort through -- and just when you think you know who it is, something else pops up to make you think again. Throughout the novel there is a buildup of suspense as you wonder what is really going on here. Not my favorite of Agatha Christie's novels, it is still an enjoyable read. There is a small peek at some of the hardships of postwar British life that enhances the sense of the desperation of these characters, and Christie manages to keep the underlying tension running throughout the novel.

Recommended for fans of Poirot and for Agatha Christie readers in general - these books may be old, but they're still worth reading. Lynn Marchmont returns to her home village Warmsley Vale. Lynn has been much changed by World War II, somewhat missing the adrenaline of the war, and she returns to a much-changed prospects for the future. Her millionaire uncle, Gordon Cloade, died in London during the Blitz shortly after marrying a year-old Irish widow, the erstwhile Rosaleen Underhay.

Cloade begins to cut off the many Cloade relatives who were long encour Demobilized W. Cloade begins to cut off the many Cloade relatives who were long encouraged to rely on generous Uncle Gordon — the perfect invitation to murder in an Agatha Christie novel. But death instead comes to a newly arrived stranger, Enoch Arden. Such an eventuality would have saved the many Cloade relations who find themselves in dire financial circumstances. Needless to say, it would have sent Rosaleen and David packing without a penny. The police immediately finger David as Chief Suspect No.

Initially sympathetic, Lynn becomes quite the whiner when she begins to have feelings for the loathsome David Hunter. About one-fourth of the way through the book, I really did start losing patience with her. Hercule Poirot spielt in diesem Krimi Inhalt: Hercule Poirot spielt in diesem Krimi nur eine untergeordnete Nebenrolle und tritt eigentlich kaum in Erscheinung.

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Apr 02, Elizabeth rated it liked it. I wish this book was only sixteen chapters. There are elements of this book that were excellent. They are the things Christie does well- an interesting field of suspects. She even spends a lot of time developing them, which is really nice. Poirot is involved in an interesting way. The first crime is not the one set up in the narrative. This is the set-up for a 5-star Christie book.

However, the thing that knocks it from 5 to 4 for me is that the "twist" regarding Rosaleen toward the end is alluded I wish this book was only sixteen chapters. However, the thing that knocks it from 5 to 4 for me is that the "twist" regarding Rosaleen toward the end is alluded to a few too many times to be surprising at all.

She basically tells you to watch for it in the prologue. I was just waiting for the shoe to drop. Then the 4 to 3 knock down is the seventeenth chapter. I think it is completely unnecessary and a little disappointing as a reader. The protagonist seems victimized, and I found myself angry that Christie would end a book with such a unpleasant character getting their way. I know that not everyone in the world gets their comeuppance, but Christie doesn't usually let violent people get rewarded. I just think she could have ended the book with the wrap-up of the crime, and it would have been more satisfying.

I like almost everything "Hercule Poirot" but this one has to be one of my favorites. I listened to the audio book read by Hugh Frasier, and it was well done. And I have to say, he does a pretty decent Poirot as well. Christie, once again, weaves an intricate tale, starting with little tidbits of background information regarding the mystery and the characters. There is considerable I like almost everything "Hercule Poirot" but this one has to be one of my favorites. There is considerable time put into their histories, predilections, and weaknesses.

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You start off in one direction, and then you are led through a maze of clues, distractions, and misdirections. In the reveal part of the story, I am always amazed at the small clues I have missed along the way. Another great Agatha Christie novel! Taken at the Flood 14 Jan 11, Taken at the Flood 1 10 May 02, August - Taken at the Flood 33 Apr 06, Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott , and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote eighty crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and several other books. Her books have sold roughly four billion copies and have been translated into 45 languages. She is t Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott , and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

She is the creator of the two most enduring figures in crime literature-Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple-and author of The Mousetrap , the longest-running play in the history of modern theatre.

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The Millers had two other children: During the First World War, she worked at a hospital as a nurse; later working at a hospital pharmacy, a job that influenced her work, as many of the murders in her books are carried out with poison. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles , came out in During this marriage, Agatha published six novels, a collection of short stories, and a number of short stories in magazines. In late , Agatha's husband, Archie, revealed that he was in love with another woman, Nancy Neele, and wanted a divorce.

On 8 December the couple quarreled, and Archie Christie left their house Styles in Sunningdale, Berkshire, to spend the weekend with his mistress at Godalming, Surrey. That same evening Agatha disappeared from her home, leaving behind a letter for her secretary saying that she was going to Yorkshire. Her disappearance caused an outcry from the public, many of whom were admirers of her novels. Rowley is strangling Lynn when Poirot stops him. David arrives and Poirot explains everything. Rowley visited Arden, and seeing the physical resemblance to Frances, reacted angrily to the deception that was being played.

Pushed by Rowley, Arden fell against the marble fireplace fender and died. Rowley saw the opportunity to incriminate David. He smashed in Arden's head with fire tongs and left David's lighter at the scene. It was Rowley who persuaded Porter to give the false identification, carefully employing Poirot, who would be sure to go to Porter on the basis of that first scene at the club, which Rowley also knew of from Jeremy.

Porter's guilt got the better of him and he committed suicide, leaving a note that Rowley destroyed. Discovering Arden's body, David ran for the 9: He then backtracked to The Stag, disguised himself as a woman, and played out the scene that established the later time of death.

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Then he returned to the station and called Rosaleen, who placed a call to Lynn that was delivered by the operator but then cut off. Afterward, David spoke to Lynn from the station, giving the impression that a single call from London was interrupted. He returned to London on the milk train the next day. Of the three deaths, one is accidental, one a genuine suicide. The only true murder was Rosaleen's.

Taken at the Flood (Hercule Poirot, #28) by Agatha Christie

David had no apparent motive to kill his own sister, especially when it would mean depriving himself of the Cloade fortune. But the woman posing as Rosaleen was not his sister; his sister was killed during the bombing of Gordon Cloade's estate two years earlier. The woman posing as Rosaleen was one of Gordon's housemaids, who became David's lover and his accomplice in obtaining the Cloade fortune.

Now he could kill this accomplice and marry Lynn, whom he really loved and who would gain a portion of the fortune through family connections. In the end, no one is tried other than David.

Rowley is implicated in the deaths of Trenton "Enoch Arden" and Porter, and he is guilty of misleading the police and assaulting Lynn. However, Poirot keeps silence about Rowley's crimes, allowing Rowley to marry Lynn, who has loved him without realising it. The quotation is given in full as the epigraph to the novel. No review of this book appeared in the Times Literary Supplement.

For once, Maurice Richardson, in his review of the 21 November issue of The Observer was slightly unimpressed: