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Not quite up to Christie's usual standard. Quite repetitive with her views on the justice system.
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A Halloween party for local teenagers, attended by Mrs Ariadne Oliver who has helped organise it, results in the murder of one of the young guests. Everyone come sunder suspicion and Mrs Oliver, not unnaturally, calls on her friend Hercule Poirot to come and investigate. Poirot soon discovers that the victim - Joyce - is not well liked. She had announced shortly before her death that she was the witness to a murder but when everyone laughed at her she had refused to say any more about it. Was sh
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Enjoyed the party and some of the characters, but didn't think too much of the actual mystery.
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Not my favourite Christie novel. Slow going and a bit all over the place.
The mystery is still solid but this is missing a little of the usual Agatha Christie magic. I think quite a bit of the problem is that the red herrings involving psychology just aren't that fun. The story doesn't leave enough space for the characters to really shine. I loved scenes with Ariadne Oliver, the local witch, and two teenage boys, but I am used to a Christie novel having more characters that standout in the cast. The mystery is a bit too predictable. There weren't enough possible culpr
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