Dead Man's Folly does not make my list of top 10 favorite Agatha Christie mysteries. The victim, to me is inconsequential and I simply didn't care whether she was throttled or not. The characters (suspects) are not as developed as in some of her other books like Death on the Nile and the ending, albeit satisfactory is abrupt. However, it is still a Christie mystery and it has twists and turns that will entertain most mystery-lovers. The clues are there for the sharp reader to pick up and sort, although there are inferences that must be made to truly solve the mystery before Poirot's final explanation in the last chapter. If you enjoy a Christie mystery, Dead Man's Folly is not a waste of time, but in my opinion it is not as near engaging as some of her others, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, A Caribbean Mystery and Murder on the Orient Express.