One of the reasons, I believe, is the thought and effort David Suchet put into bringing Poirot to life.
It's easy to play Poirot as a caricature or entirely for humour or indeed to miss the point of him entirely (looking at you, Kenneth Branagh) but David Suchet dove into the character himself - before he even brought him to life on screen.
Poirot and Me dives into that transformation, and the consideration and thoughtfulness brought to bringing him to life solidifies the little Belgian detective as a truly great fictional character.
David Suchet has written a truly fascinating memoir centered around the TV show, the character, and how Poirot impacted his life in some very unexpected ways.
Summer's speciality is pick-pocketing, credit card fraud, and identity theft, while Leo seduces wealthy men.
When Leo meets billionaire tech guru Michael Forrester and gets invited to his private island, both girls think they've struck gold.
Then Leo goes missing. Summer travels to the island, relying on her wits to get her through, to try and find out what's happened to Leo.
Most of You Can Trust Me is great - the tension is palpable as Summer tries to find out what's happened to Leo, and Leo's chapters give that reveal slowly over time.
Then everything gets a bit ... Hollywood thriller racing towards the conclusion. I would have been happy with something a bit longer that built the story up more.
ALSO - and I don't know if this is just me - but there's a massive plot hole. I still can't get my head around it.
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