Agatha Christie describes a descriptive, fictional murder mystery in the novel ABC Murders. With the help of the narrator, Captain Arthur Hastings, Hercule Poirot solves the murders of four victims who are killed in alphabetical order by Franklin Clarke, more commonly known as ABC. The story elicits numerous high points but also rare low points. Examples of these aspects can be found in the book's plot, setting, characters, conflict, and theme. According to Stanford's suggested reading list, the book is considered a "must read." ABC Murders certainly lives up to the reputation given to it by Stanford and would be a favorable choice for anyone looking to read a well-written novel. The plot is entertaining and suspenseful, which allows it to maintain the standards of the list. Foreshadowing maintains interest and is an important part of the suspenseful nature of the plot. After Mrs. Ascher's first murder, Hastings believed the crime was a singular event, but Poirot stated, "This is only the beginning" (Christie 22). The author uses a delightful example of foreshadowing to allude to the later murders. This keeps the plot suspenseful and makes you want to keep reading. After discussing the possible coincidences that occurred on the day of the murder with the friends and families of the victims, Poirot realised: “I tell you my friends, it cannot be a coincidence. Three crimes---and each time a man selling socks and spying on the land” (Christie 211). Finding the clues allows the plot to continue, thus keeping the reader's interest alive and preventing the story from becoming too boring to enjoy. As Monsieur Poirot finished saying the murderer's name, the narration said, "Two detectives...half of the paper...back" (Christie 249). This time "ABC" wasn't careful by making the mistake of accidentally killing the wrong person. Well pronounced throughout the novel, the theme holds up to the measures included in Stanford's Suggested Reading List. The theme that was most defined was the victory of good over evil. Inspector Crome announced to Poirot, after Poirot's warning had proved correct: 'Congratulations. Your intuition was right” (Christie 255). Poirot, the respectable detective, got the better of "ABC", the hideous serial killer. Poirot, finally discovering the man who had committed all these murders, declared, “There was no longer any doubt in my mind: ABC, the man who wrote the letters and committed the crimes, was Franklin Clarke” (Christie 322). Poirot defeated Clarke, eventually discovering that he had committed the murders.