Dead Man's Folly

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Summary

Genre: Murder Mystery, Detective

Format: Novel

Setting: House

Location: England

Murder Methods: Strangling, Drowning

Recurring Characters: Ariadne Oliver, Poirot, Miss Felicity Lemon

Synopsis

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 organise the 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 something sinister is about to happen...

Ariadne Oliver plays a central part in this novel, with many seeing her as Christie's alter-ego. Indeed the house that the novel is set at was absed on her own home, Greenway.

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