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Top notch mystery by Christie, Curtain, is rather sad because Poirot is sick and near death but returns to Styles where his work in England began. Styles is a once lovely, English estate in which Poirot and his friend Hastings convalesced after the war and became great friends. The murder of the elderly lady of the house was soon solved by the Belgian sleuth.

Now, another murder is imminent and Poirot knows the murderer, but not who is to be murdered. Hastings is such a clueless, dunderhead I don't know how he survived in daily life. Poor Poirot has to spoon-feed him every clue, and Hastings knows nothing about people or what motivates them. It must be very frustrating for Poirot to have such a goodhearted, but idiotic friend.