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Average rating3.4
E-book exclusive extras: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Hallowe'en Party; "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective. Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver has been invited to a Hallowe’en party at Woodleigh Common. One of the other guests is an adolescent girl known for telling tall tales of murder and intrigue -- and for being generally unpleasant. But when the girl, Joyce, is found drowned in an apple-bobbing tub, Mrs Oliver wonders after the fictional nature of the girl’s claim that she had once witnessed a murder. Which of the party guests wanted to keep her quiet is a question for Ariadne’s friend Hercule Poirot. But unmasking a killer this Hallowe’en is not going to be easy -- for there isn’t a soul in Woodleigh who believes the late little storyteller was actually murdered.
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It took me some time to get into this one, and I felt like Poirot didn't stick out as much as usual.
Fast paced, and has all the ingredients of an Agatha Christie novel.
A little predictable, and dragged out in my opinion.
Taking a little break from reading books, will resume in a month.
Here's to another 25 books by the end of the year.
i think i might have done a disservice to myself by making this my first book read by Agatha Christie. it felt like a nancy drew book and NOT in a good way. that being said, it wasn't terrible but it also felt very repetitive and i didn't like the ending. oops
Series
46 primary books72 released booksHercule Poirot is a 66-book series with 46 primary works first released in -2100 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Agatha Christie, and 9 others.
Series
8 primary booksAriadne Oliver is a 8-book series with 8 primary works first released in 1934 with contributions by Agatha Christie and Agatha Christie.