Dead man's folly

226 pages

Langue : English

Publié 5 août 2014 par William Morrow.

ISBN :
978-0-06-236462-3
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Numéro OCLC :
876670062

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4 étoiles (1 critique)

Poirot's friend, writer Ariadne Oliver, draws him into a mock murder mystery thrown by Sir George and Lady Stubbs; his expertise is needed when the fun and games become something altogether more sinister.

Well-known mystery writer Ariadne Oliver organizes a Murder Hunt as the main event at the Fete held on the grounds of Nasse House. Suspecting that something isn't quite right, Ariadne telephones Hercule Poirot for help.

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4 étoiles

A nice and cosy, very English whodunnit. The murder takes place during a pretend murder hunt at a summer garden fete. The whole thing feels like Christie having fun with the genre she has created. I like the Ariadne Oliver crime author as it's clearly Christie laughing at herself. I like the knowing touches, for example where she draws attention to people "SPEAKING IN CAPITALS". 

On the down side, I thought the characters were all stereotypes (maybe to be expected in this sort of book) and although I was able to predict a couple of twists the final solution would be too labyrinthine for any except Poirot to untangle. 

Some of the 1950s attitudes are a little shocking (eg. The idea that the murder might be a sex crime is dismissed because the victim wasn't very attractive).

Sujets

  • Private investigators
  • Belgians
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Fiction

Lieux

  • England