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Carregando... Dead Man's Folly (1956)de Agatha Christie
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver summons Hercule Poirot to a country estate in Nassecomb, owned by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, where she is organizing a charity “murder hunt” because her gut tells her that a real murder will take place. Although Poirot is annoyed and reluctant at first, he intervenes, but the “pretend” murder victim, a teenage girl, is nevertheless actually killed, a woman disappears, and an old man dies. Despite all the clues, Poirot is baffled until he assembles the clues in the right way. Slow start but then the momentum picks up and the motive was a complete surprise to me. ( ) 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. 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. 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 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. El matrimonio Folliat, encargado de organizar la fiesta del pueblo, decide encomendarle a su amiga y escritora de libros de misterio Ariadne Oliver la planificación de un falso asesinato, para entretenimiento de los presentes. Ella acepta encantada, y se pone manos a la obra. Tras varias semanas de planificación, Ariadne acude en el último momento a su amigo Hércules Poirot para obtener su valiosa ayuda, ya que sus instintos le dicen que algo siniestro se incuba detrás del divertimento. Efectivamente, Poirot no tardará en descubrir que nada ni nadie es lo que aparenta... ni siquiera el falso asesinato. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Pertence à sérieAriadne Oliver (4) Hercule Poirot (27) Pertence à série publicadaFontana (440) SaPo (179) Scherz Krimi (526) Vampiro (252) Weltbild SammlerEditionen (48046) Está contido emAgatha Christie's Detectives: Five Complete Novels (The Murder At The Vicarage, Dead Man's Folly, Sad Cypress, Towards Zero, N or M?) de Agatha Christie Poirot: The Complete Ariadne Oliver, Vol. 1: Cards on the Table, Mrs. McGinty's Dead, Dead Man's Folly, Plus Two Short Stories de Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Dead Man's Folly, The Man in the Brown Suit, Murder is Easy de Agatha Christie Tem a adaptaçãoÉ uma versão expandida de
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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.... .Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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