“The crime is now logical and reasonable.”
Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer
Murder for Christmas (1939, Holiday for Murder, Hercule Poirot’s Christmas)
“Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.”
Source: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
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