Five Little Pigs

Another Agatha Christie mystery starring Hercule Poirot. (Only 2 more to go before I run out of books to read for the time being.)

A bit of a different attempt though... the daughter of a woman accused of murdering her husband (the daughter's father) comes to Poirot with a letter written by the mother proclaiming her innocence. She asks for Poirot's help. The kicker? The murder happened 16 years ago, and the mother was found guilty. She died in jail a year later. More than anything, the daughter wants to know what really happened, as she wants to get married and this is hanging over her head.

Hercule has to do some digging... there are 5 friends/family that were present at the time then. Do they remember it clearly? Is there enough left to change the verdict, even if the accused is dead?

I must admit, I'm not as big a fan of this book as I have been of most of hers. Not quite sure why. Part of it, I'm guessing, is because there is a lot less action in this book... most of it is people trying to remember 16 years back, and there's a bit of 'narrative' from all 5 of the survivors that kinda drags.

Color me unimpressed. And what's with the title... why pigs? The 'pig' thing seems abandoned after the 1st or 2nd chapter.