Five Little Pigs

You know it is going to be a great Agatha Christie mystery if it has a nursery rhyme for a theme. This mystery has an interesting premise; the death/murder took place 16 years ago and all Hercule has to work with is the memories of the five living witnesses. Agatha Christie shows her skill as a story-teller by keeping interest and tempo despite a complete lack of action and telling the story of the same event about 15 times. There were ample clues to solve the mystery before it is revealed, which is a large part of the fun.