Despite his intelligence and dedication to his profession, I never liked the John Cristow character. What can I say? I found it difficult to care about most of the characters. Cristow’s murder.Īs I had stated earlier, my opinion of Christie’s story had not improved after watching 'THE HOLLOW'. Also staying at another cottage on the Angkatell estate was Hercule Poirot, who was on hand to solve Dr. And there were other members of the Angkatell family that became caught up in several affairs of the heart - like Edward Angkatell, a distant cousin of Henry and entailee of the family's beloved house, Ainswick, who was in love with Henrietta.

But she did become aware of his past with an actress named Veronica Cray, who found fame as a Hollywood star and was staying at a cottage on the Angkatell estate. His plain and not so-intelligent wife, Gerda, was unaware of his affair with Henrietta. Christow was a brilliant and charismatic man who was having a passionate affair with his wife’s cousin, a sculptor named Henrietta Savernake. The murder occurred at a weekend house party held by Sir Henry and Lady Angkatell at their estate called the Hollow. The latter revolved around the murder of a successful and Harley Street doctor (in other words, expensive) named John Cristow, who specialized in disease research. I cannot say that the movie had a terrible story. Yet, my opinion of the story has not improved one whit for me. And in 2004, producers of the 'Agatha Christie’s POIROT' series adapted the novel into a ninety-minute television movie in 2004, with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. The 1946 novel eventually became a successful London play in 1951. Many would find my opinion surprising, considering its reputation as one of the author’s best works and a fine example of the 'country house murder' story.

I have never been a fan of Agatha Christie’s 1946 novel, 'The Hollow'.

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