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England, Devon, Nasse House, ca 1955
Ariadne Oliver er blevet bedt om at organisere en lille selskabsleg, en morderjagt, på godset Nasse House. Legen er en del af en sommerfest, der afholdes på Nasse House. Desværre starter legen med at pigen, den 14-årige Marlene Tucker, der skal spille
Hercule Poirot er til stede og begynder at undersøge sagen. Ejeren af godset er Sir George Stubbs. Han har en meget yngre kone, lady Harriet Stubbs, kaldet Hattie. Hattie er lidt tilbage rent mentalt, men ser til gengæld knaldgodt ud. Hendes fætter, Etienne de Sousa, kommer tilfældigt på besøg samme dag. En arkitekt Michael Weyman er på stedet for at tegne diverse tilbygninger, som han ikke selv synes passer ret godt ind, men man skal jo leve. Den tidligere ejers kone, mrs Amy Folliat, bor stadig på stedet og hjælper til og ser ud til at have affundet sig med at dårlige tider har gjort at hun måtte sælge. I det hele taget er næsten alle herregårdene lavet til hoteller, vandrehjem og lignende for at få tingene til at løbe rundt.
Mordet på Marlene efterforskes af inspektør Bland, der kender Poirot fra for 15 år siden og har dyb respekt for ham. En ungt par, Alec og Peggy Legge, befinder sig også på godset, ligesom sir George's sekretær, miss Amanda Brewis. Poirot er ret længe om at opdage hvad der foregår og Marlenes bedstefar når også at blive myrdet. Den store skurk er sir George, der i virkeligheden ikke hedder Stubbs, men James Folliat.
Mrs Folliat kunne faktisk godt lide Hattie, men alligevel var blod tykkere end vand. Hattie var oprindeligt velhavende (lige som den fætter, der kom rejsende til, men aldrig traf hende), men pengene blev narret fra hende og over i James lommer formentlig med mrs Folliats hjælp. James havde en yderligere plan, nemlig at myrde Hattie og lade sin rigtige kone overtage hendes plads og den plan blev sat i værk med det samme James og Hattie ankom til godset.
Ved festen forsvandt den falske Hattie så relativt sporløst og Marlene blev myrdet, fordi hun havde en dårlig vane med at lægge mærke til ting og så presse penge og gaver ud af folk. Marlenes viden kom fra noget, hendes bedstefar havde set, og så måtte han også gå planken ud.
Det hele tager flere uger for Poirot at regne ud og han hænger lidt med næbbet undervejs. Ariadne Oliver er hans hjælp til at komme med bemærkninger, der hjælper ham videre. Det lidt dumt anbragte havetempel, kaldet en folly, viser sig selvfølgelig at være bygget ovenpå Hatties lig.
Glimrende Poirot-krimi. Hans sekretær Felicity Lemon optræder kortvarigt i starten.
Ariadne Oliver er blevet bedt om at organisere en lille selskabsleg, en morderjagt, på godset Nasse House. Legen er en del af en sommerfest, der afholdes på Nasse House. Desværre starter legen med at pigen, den 14-årige Marlene Tucker, der skal spille
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mordoffer, bliver fundet død. Sådan rigtigt død! Og hvem i alverden skulle have noget ud af det?Hercule Poirot er til stede og begynder at undersøge sagen. Ejeren af godset er Sir George Stubbs. Han har en meget yngre kone, lady Harriet Stubbs, kaldet Hattie. Hattie er lidt tilbage rent mentalt, men ser til gengæld knaldgodt ud. Hendes fætter, Etienne de Sousa, kommer tilfældigt på besøg samme dag. En arkitekt Michael Weyman er på stedet for at tegne diverse tilbygninger, som han ikke selv synes passer ret godt ind, men man skal jo leve. Den tidligere ejers kone, mrs Amy Folliat, bor stadig på stedet og hjælper til og ser ud til at have affundet sig med at dårlige tider har gjort at hun måtte sælge. I det hele taget er næsten alle herregårdene lavet til hoteller, vandrehjem og lignende for at få tingene til at løbe rundt.
Mordet på Marlene efterforskes af inspektør Bland, der kender Poirot fra for 15 år siden og har dyb respekt for ham. En ungt par, Alec og Peggy Legge, befinder sig også på godset, ligesom sir George's sekretær, miss Amanda Brewis. Poirot er ret længe om at opdage hvad der foregår og Marlenes bedstefar når også at blive myrdet. Den store skurk er sir George, der i virkeligheden ikke hedder Stubbs, men James Folliat.
Mrs Folliat kunne faktisk godt lide Hattie, men alligevel var blod tykkere end vand. Hattie var oprindeligt velhavende (lige som den fætter, der kom rejsende til, men aldrig traf hende), men pengene blev narret fra hende og over i James lommer formentlig med mrs Folliats hjælp. James havde en yderligere plan, nemlig at myrde Hattie og lade sin rigtige kone overtage hendes plads og den plan blev sat i værk med det samme James og Hattie ankom til godset.
Ved festen forsvandt den falske Hattie så relativt sporløst og Marlene blev myrdet, fordi hun havde en dårlig vane med at lægge mærke til ting og så presse penge og gaver ud af folk. Marlenes viden kom fra noget, hendes bedstefar havde set, og så måtte han også gå planken ud.
Det hele tager flere uger for Poirot at regne ud og han hænger lidt med næbbet undervejs. Ariadne Oliver er hans hjælp til at komme med bemærkninger, der hjælper ham videre. Det lidt dumt anbragte havetempel, kaldet en folly, viser sig selvfølgelig at være bygget ovenpå Hatties lig.
Glimrende Poirot-krimi. Hans sekretær Felicity Lemon optræder kortvarigt i starten.
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Kbh, [1958]. Carit Andersens Forlag
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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML: When a mock murder game staged for charity threatens to turn into the real thing, the intrepid Hercule Poirot is called in to take part in this Dead Man's Folly, a classic from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie. Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well-known crime writer, agrees to organize their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that's something sinister is about to happen.....
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LibraryThing member victorianrose869
January 15, 2000
Dead Man’s Folly
Agatha Christie
I actually saw the t.v. version of this last weekend, and after watching it wanted to read the book, which I already had.
It’s a Poirot mystery, in my favorite of Christie’s classic settings – an English country house.
Anyway, this story also
Ariadne is invited to organize a “Murder Hunt” game on the grounds of this mansion (Nasse House). The house is owned by George and Harriet Stubbs, who virtually snatched it out from beneath the feet of an aging widow who’s been left penniless by her formerly wealthy, gambling husband. It was a family estate going back generations , owned by the Folliats. Mrs. Folliat, the widow, now lives in a small cottage on the property, on the kindness of the Stubbs.
Harriet Stubbs, despite the dumpy name, is young and gorgeous, but very odd. She has headaches all the time, and for some reason she won’t divulge, becomes very upset and fearful when a letter from her cousin arrives, which announces that he’ll be coming any day now for a visit.
During the Murder Hunt, Harriet disappears, and her floppy hat is found drifting in the river. Then someone kills the poor girl who was slated to be the Hunt’s victim anyway – for real this time.
I like this one. Christie is hit-or-miss with me at times, but this one held me. Not so complex that I couldn’t understand the solution, at least (unlike The Body in the Library!).
Dead Man’s Folly
Agatha Christie
I actually saw the t.v. version of this last weekend, and after watching it wanted to read the book, which I already had.
It’s a Poirot mystery, in my favorite of Christie’s classic settings – an English country house.
Anyway, this story also
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featured the writer Ariadne Oliver, who I remember from Halloween Party. Supposedly she’s something of a spoof on Christie herself, which is interesting. Ariadne is invited to organize a “Murder Hunt” game on the grounds of this mansion (Nasse House). The house is owned by George and Harriet Stubbs, who virtually snatched it out from beneath the feet of an aging widow who’s been left penniless by her formerly wealthy, gambling husband. It was a family estate going back generations , owned by the Folliats. Mrs. Folliat, the widow, now lives in a small cottage on the property, on the kindness of the Stubbs.
Harriet Stubbs, despite the dumpy name, is young and gorgeous, but very odd. She has headaches all the time, and for some reason she won’t divulge, becomes very upset and fearful when a letter from her cousin arrives, which announces that he’ll be coming any day now for a visit.
During the Murder Hunt, Harriet disappears, and her floppy hat is found drifting in the river. Then someone kills the poor girl who was slated to be the Hunt’s victim anyway – for real this time.
I like this one. Christie is hit-or-miss with me at times, but this one held me. Not so complex that I couldn’t understand the solution, at least (unlike The Body in the Library!).
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LibraryThing member ParadisePorch
The ‘folly’ of the title is actually an architectural term defined as “an eccentric, generally non-functional structure erected to enhance a romantic landscape.” Of course, the play on words using the more commonly understood meaning of the word is intentional. In this classic Christie,
In addition to the word play of the title, there is the gentle mockery of Christie herself, on whom Ariadne Oliver is said to be based. So she sets up a murder and doesn’t know who the murderer is. Very well-done, excellently clued but still perplexing mystery.
Read this if: you’re looking for a classic English country whodunit set in the mid-twentieth century. 4 stars
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Adriadne Oliver arranges a mock Murder Hunt for charity and calls in her friend Hercule Poirot when a real body is discovered. Although this was published in 1956, it has the feel of one of Christie’s slightly older stories: the classic country estate, the Lord & Lady, the house guests, and so on.In addition to the word play of the title, there is the gentle mockery of Christie herself, on whom Ariadne Oliver is said to be based. So she sets up a murder and doesn’t know who the murderer is. Very well-done, excellently clued but still perplexing mystery.
Read this if: you’re looking for a classic English country whodunit set in the mid-twentieth century. 4 stars
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LibraryThing member xicanti
Ariadne Oliver calls on Hercule Poirot when she suspects that an entertaining Murder Hunt may turn into the real thing.
This was another fun mystery from the queen of detective fiction, but I find that I have little to say about it. It's an enjoyable read. Christie's semi-self-influenced portrayal
And that's really about it. This book adds nothing new to the mystery genre or to the two featured sleuths. It's simply a quick, entertaining book that I'd recommend to fans of Dame Agatha who are interested in some more of the same.
This was another fun mystery from the queen of detective fiction, but I find that I have little to say about it. It's an enjoyable read. Christie's semi-self-influenced portrayal
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of Mrs Oliver continues to delight me. Her twists and turns and clever phrasings are almost always a pleasure to read. The mystery is nicely plotted, though the denouement is perhaps a little complex given what came before.And that's really about it. This book adds nothing new to the mystery genre or to the two featured sleuths. It's simply a quick, entertaining book that I'd recommend to fans of Dame Agatha who are interested in some more of the same.
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LibraryThing member riverwillow
Mrs Oliver calls Poirot in when she feels something is not quite right on a murder hunt she is arranging for a local fete. When the girl playing the victim of the murder hunt is actually murdered Poirot uncovers a web of deceit and greed. An interesting plot and a good read.
LibraryThing member Bookmarque
A fun outing with Poirot. It’s much later in his career, 1950s, and we find him amongst the aristocracy clinging to their pre-war sensibilities like grim death. It feels like Christie was too. Poirot’s old-world fussiness is still front and center. He seems crabbier as well, questioning other
As far as the mystery itself goes, I knew from the outset that Lady Dimwit couldn’t possibly be as dimwitted as she was made out to be. Stank of ruse. But I didn’t really go much farther than that and had no idea of her real identity or status. Or that of her husband either. I knew something was up with the old dowager relegated to the gate house, but wasn’t sure what. As usual, Christie kept the solution a surprise. It wasn’t earth shattering in it’s cleverness, but it was satisfactory.
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people’s motives and having a short supply of patience. As far as the mystery itself goes, I knew from the outset that Lady Dimwit couldn’t possibly be as dimwitted as she was made out to be. Stank of ruse. But I didn’t really go much farther than that and had no idea of her real identity or status. Or that of her husband either. I knew something was up with the old dowager relegated to the gate house, but wasn’t sure what. As usual, Christie kept the solution a surprise. It wasn’t earth shattering in it’s cleverness, but it was satisfactory.
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LibraryThing member Figgles
One of my own enjoyable later Poirots. All the clues are there but as usual we are taken for a ride. A good read and a good snapshot of a certain strata of changing, post-war English life.
LibraryThing member samantha.1020
Dead Man's Folly is another mystery featuring the infamous Hercule Poirot but what makes this book different is that a murder has not been committed...yet. Adriane Oliver, the crime novelist, has been asked to help create a murder mystery game and calls Poirot to come assist her as she believes
This book had all of the elements that make up a classic Christie novel in my opinion. There were plenty of characters (or suspects if you like) which kept me looking at the list of characters in the front of the book from time to time. Of course there was the whodunnit element that kept me guessing throughout the novel. And the clues that don't seem to mean anything until the end of the novel when everything begins to add up. I found myself caught up as always in the mystery that Christie was creating even though this wasn't my favorite one that I've read. She just has a knack for keeping me in the dark until the end and I never am able to figure out the mystery on my own. That being said, this wasn't my favorite novel but I'm having a hard time figuring out why. I guess that it comes down to the fact that And Then There Were None still is my all time favorite novel by Agatha Christie (so far).
All in all though, it was a good read and one that I would recommend :)
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that a real crime is about to be committed. She gives Poirot little to go on though as all of her suspicions are based on a "feeling" that something is off. And then a murder does happen and of course Poirot is there to investigate.This book had all of the elements that make up a classic Christie novel in my opinion. There were plenty of characters (or suspects if you like) which kept me looking at the list of characters in the front of the book from time to time. Of course there was the whodunnit element that kept me guessing throughout the novel. And the clues that don't seem to mean anything until the end of the novel when everything begins to add up. I found myself caught up as always in the mystery that Christie was creating even though this wasn't my favorite one that I've read. She just has a knack for keeping me in the dark until the end and I never am able to figure out the mystery on my own. That being said, this wasn't my favorite novel but I'm having a hard time figuring out why. I guess that it comes down to the fact that And Then There Were None still is my all time favorite novel by Agatha Christie (so far).
All in all though, it was a good read and one that I would recommend :)
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LibraryThing member Berly
The setup is a beautiful old estate, where an assortment of characters have assembled to take part in a weekend mock murder/mystery game, only someone thinks things might actually turn deadly and they have invited Poirot in to help. The cast includes Sir George Stubbs, he of the newly rich class
This is usual Christie fare. You just gotta love Poirot! A quick read, and I must admit, I was blindsided by the twist at the end. Recommended.
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and owner of the mansion; his air-headed wife; the deposed daughter of the original owners of the estate; the successful crime writer, Ariadne Oliver; the womanizing architect; a couple falling out of love; and the simple teenager playing the "dead body." And, of course, Hercule Poirot.This is usual Christie fare. You just gotta love Poirot! A quick read, and I must admit, I was blindsided by the twist at the end. Recommended.
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LibraryThing member LARA335
Intriguing idea: a murder takes place during a murder-mystery event. I didn't guess 'who dunnit' but did rather feel that Poirot was in the dark then knew everything rather suddenly and in a way the reader couldn't have reasoned.
LibraryThing member smik
This is an interesting novel because the solution to the murder eludes Hercule Poirot until he realises while doing a jigsaw puzzle that he has been looking at some information he has had all along the wrong way around.
It is one of those stories where you keep thinking of the title because the
Ariadne Oliver's mock murder mystery backfires when the Girl Guide who was to pose as the murder victim is actually strangled. Hercule Poirot is on the spot because Mrs Oliver was already uncomfortable with how things were going. She had the feeling of being manouvred and called her friend on the day before the fete to see what he thought.
There is not a lot of social or historical comment in DEAD MAN'S FOLLY. We know it is set post World War Two, because the original owners of the house, the Folliats, lost both their sons in the war.
Sir George Stubbs came along at the right time as the buyer of the house as old Mrs Folliat found herself unable to pay the death duties incurred by the death of her husband and two sons. The villagers had assumed it was destined to become a school or a hotel.
Sir George Stubbs appears to have "new money" which he is spending extravagantly on ventures like the folly and a tennis pavilion.The house is next door to a back packer's hostel, with European young people staying there. And another of the characters is an "atom scientist".
All of these items serve to place the novel in the early 1950s,
I found the final explanation a bit extravagant but it worked well enough.There are certainly clues along the way that the reader tends to gloss over.
It is one of those stories where you keep thinking of the title because the
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obvious murder victim is female, so who or what is the "dead mans folly"? There is a folly, a building placed on the estate by Sir George Stubbs soon after he arrived, or is Lady Stubbs, supposedly a little intellectually wanting, the folly?Ariadne Oliver's mock murder mystery backfires when the Girl Guide who was to pose as the murder victim is actually strangled. Hercule Poirot is on the spot because Mrs Oliver was already uncomfortable with how things were going. She had the feeling of being manouvred and called her friend on the day before the fete to see what he thought.
There is not a lot of social or historical comment in DEAD MAN'S FOLLY. We know it is set post World War Two, because the original owners of the house, the Folliats, lost both their sons in the war.
Sir George Stubbs came along at the right time as the buyer of the house as old Mrs Folliat found herself unable to pay the death duties incurred by the death of her husband and two sons. The villagers had assumed it was destined to become a school or a hotel.
Sir George Stubbs appears to have "new money" which he is spending extravagantly on ventures like the folly and a tennis pavilion.The house is next door to a back packer's hostel, with European young people staying there. And another of the characters is an "atom scientist".
All of these items serve to place the novel in the early 1950s,
I found the final explanation a bit extravagant but it worked well enough.There are certainly clues along the way that the reader tends to gloss over.
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LibraryThing member mrtall
This Poirot novel takes our mustachioed hero out of the city to officiate at a village fete, on the request of Ariadne Oliver. The old country house at which it's held has been lost to the family that has occupied it for centuries, and now it's home to a vulgar businessman and his vacant-eyed but
Things fall apart when the murder mystery game Mrs Oliver has set up goes horribly wrong, with the sham victim becoming a real one.
I was all ready to award this one with four stars or more, but the denouement was far too complicated and implausible to hold up the deal. Still, it's good fun, and recommended.
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gorgeous wife. Things fall apart when the murder mystery game Mrs Oliver has set up goes horribly wrong, with the sham victim becoming a real one.
I was all ready to award this one with four stars or more, but the denouement was far too complicated and implausible to hold up the deal. Still, it's good fun, and recommended.
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LibraryThing member RubyScarlett
What a missed opportunity! There was so much to do with such a premise! Ariadne Oliver, easily one of my favourite female characters in the Poirot universe murder mystery party Girls Scouts, COME ON! God I wish she'd done more - something fun with lots of eccentric characters and an ingenuous,
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far-fetched conspiracy involving girls' guiding. *sigh* I'm giving it four stars for the promise of a wonderful book but the execution is bland and the finale far from amazing and really quite common. Damn you, Agatha. Show Less
LibraryThing member g33kgrrl
Poirot solves the mystery, of course, eventually, but he also gives some pretty sound marital advice. Good job Poirot.
LibraryThing member antiquary
Poirot is asked to present the prize to the winner of a Murder Hunt, but the young woman who was supposed to play the corpse turns out to be truly dead.
LibraryThing member Auntie-Nanuuq
The book began w/ Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, the famous crime novelist, who is throwing a "Murder Fete" in which the original "victim" has been changed by circuitous request of an unknown person, calling M. Poirot asking for his help in preventing a murder.... Her intuition has told her that there will
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be a murder at the Fete she has planned, but she can't say whom or when or why.A young girl (who is playing the victim at the fete) is really murdered it is found that she knew something she should not have... there are in succession the disappearance of the estate owner's wife and the murder of the ferryman (who also knew too much).
The former owner of the estate (who now lives in the front lodge), knows exactly what is going on, but feigns ignorance......
Let's see..... I didn't like the characters, they were flat & uninteresting, one never got to know most of them.... I didn't/couldn't really follow the clues... but I did know immediately where the body was buried, although I didn't know whose body it was.
I also didn't like was all the self-talk & supposition of theories by M. Poirot & the police, I found it (to use one of Christie's favorite words) dull, dry, and most assuredly boring.
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LibraryThing member Matke
A rather nice mystery is spoiled, for me, by a certain truly incredible circumstance as part of the solution.
Mrs. Oliver asks Poirot’s help when she senses some terribly wrong at (where else?) a country house. Mrs. O has agreed to put together a Murder Hunt game for a fete, but thinks she’s
Of course there’s a murder, and the disappearance of someone. Police are baffled, etc. Christie’s usual plotting just falls off a cliff in this one.
Skip unless you’re a Christie completist.
Mrs. Oliver asks Poirot’s help when she senses some terribly wrong at (where else?) a country house. Mrs. O has agreed to put together a Murder Hunt game for a fete, but thinks she’s
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being subtly directed by a person unknown.Of course there’s a murder, and the disappearance of someone. Police are baffled, etc. Christie’s usual plotting just falls off a cliff in this one.
Skip unless you’re a Christie completist.
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LibraryThing member pgchuis
The solution to this came after a period of weeks during which Poirot and the police were stumped, which somewhat destroyed the momentum. It was quite abrupt and while elements of the 'how' were in retrospect clued, there were other elements which could not possibly have been guessed by the reader,
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LibraryThing member passion4reading
Ariadne Oliver, the well-known crime novelist, is staying with Sir and Lady Stubbs at their home in Nassecombe, Devon, engaged to organise a murder hunt for the summer fete. Feeling that something isn't quite right and that someone is subtly manipulating her, she rings up Hercule Poirot and asks
This is a highly enjoyable and rather complex murder mystery, where Hercule Poirot, rather unusually, doesn't immediately have the answer to the puzzle to hand. While the solution makes sense within the confines of the novel, it is – like the solutions in a lot of Christie's novels – rather far-fetched. There are plenty of red herrings, while the few clues are expertly placed. The atmosphere at the house is well executed, even if the characterisation is occasionally painted with somewhat broad brush strokes.
Some readers may find the liberal and casual use of terms such as 'subnormal', 'mentally undeveloped' and 'feeble minded' for characters of lower intelligence offensive, a clear sign that the novel has dated (originally published in 1956) and these are no longer acceptable.
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him to join her under the pretext of handing out the prizes. On the day of the fete the murder hunt takes a tragic turn when the young village girl who was playing the murder victim is found strangled to death, and the lady of the house vanishes without a trace, presumed dead. Hercule Poirot asks questions and inevitably is the only person to see the connections.This is a highly enjoyable and rather complex murder mystery, where Hercule Poirot, rather unusually, doesn't immediately have the answer to the puzzle to hand. While the solution makes sense within the confines of the novel, it is – like the solutions in a lot of Christie's novels – rather far-fetched. There are plenty of red herrings, while the few clues are expertly placed. The atmosphere at the house is well executed, even if the characterisation is occasionally painted with somewhat broad brush strokes.
Some readers may find the liberal and casual use of terms such as 'subnormal', 'mentally undeveloped' and 'feeble minded' for characters of lower intelligence offensive, a clear sign that the novel has dated (originally published in 1956) and these are no longer acceptable.
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LibraryThing member cbl_tn
Detective novelist Ariadne Oliver is in Devon organizing a murder hunt for a fête at her host’s estate. Mrs. Oliver senses that something is very wrong, so she summons her old friend, Hercule Poirot, to get to the bottom of things. Mrs. Oliver’s host and the other guests believe that Poirot is
Mrs. Oliver is one of my favorite supporting characters in the Poirot novels. This is at least the third time I’ve read or listened to this novel, so I remembered some of the clues but not the whole solution. It’s a clever plot, and Christie makes good use of her red herrings.
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there to present the prize to the winner of the murder hunt. The perceptive Mrs. Oliver’s fear is realized when a real body turns up where the corpse is supposed to be.Mrs. Oliver is one of my favorite supporting characters in the Poirot novels. This is at least the third time I’ve read or listened to this novel, so I remembered some of the clues but not the whole solution. It’s a clever plot, and Christie makes good use of her red herrings.
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LibraryThing member delphimo
Dead Man’s Folly brings a story of death and mayhem. Poirot goes to Devon to aid a mystery writer in her Murder Game when the unexpected happens and a young girl is murdered. So many twists and turns in this delightful novel. Again, like a Shakespeare story, two characters pose as someone else.
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An old man knows the false identity and tells his granddaughter, Marlene. Someone murders Marlene during the Murder Game, and of course, no one understands why. As usual, Agatha Christie employs her usual characters: a rich man and his younger and beautiful wife, the faithful secretary in love with her boss, and a young couple having problems. Poirot, a romantic at heart, aids the couple in patching their relationship. The English countryside and the lovely gardens enhance the story. Yes, Christie’s book follow a certain script, but the journey always brings pleasure. Show Less
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English
Original publication date
1956-10-01
Physical description
167 p.; 18.5 cm
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Omslaget viser en lille kasse med en flaske mærket gift
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
De trestjernede kriminalromaner, Agatha Christie, bind 44
Oversat fra engelsk "Dead Man's Folly" af Tage la Cour
Side 16: Pokker skulle være arkitekt. De der vil have bygget noget ordentligt har ikke penge, og de der har pengene vil have noget udsøgt rædselsfuldt.
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