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“The denoument was decent, but Mrs. Oliver does little to replace Captain Hastings. It's best to stick with the earlier Hercule Poirot stories.”
Liza wrote this review Thursday, November 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Mind candy.”
Nicoline S wrote this review Saturday, October 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This was where I learned about 'folly'”
Cheryl L wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ 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 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.
Samantha A wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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 :)”
“I listened to this read by David Suchet on chivers audio books. Mrs Ariadne Oliver is organising a murder-hunt at Nash House, but nothing seems to be going right. She invites Poirot to help her”
Catherine R wrote this review Thursday, September 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“it was a good book”
Wisteria w wrote this review Saturday, August 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“good thriller., can read
mohana krishnan wrote this review Saturday, July 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“Don't remeber.”
Amy M wrote this review Monday, September 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“what a mystery...?? loved it. a real mysterious death in a mock mysterious death play, one good mystery it holds.
nidhi wrote this review Tuesday, July 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
one of the best mysteries i have come across.”“Mrs Ariadne Oliver, crime novelist, who is staying with the Stubbs, is asked to arrange a 'Murder Hunt' instead of the usual Treasure Hunt, for the village fete which is being held on their estate. She invites her friend, Poirot, to give away the prizes. And then a real murder takes place... An exciting novel, with several false trails, a rich variety of characters, a charming country setting, steady and sustained pace of events, lots of psychological power and depth, and a wholly unexpected conclusion. Highly readable”
ajay ahuja wrote this review Wednesday, February 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
