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This is a one-off by Dame Agatha, lacking her usual official detective figure. Bobby happens by to hear the dying man’s last words: ‘why didn’t they ask Evans?’ When he relates this to Frankie, the bored high society girl jumps to the exciting adventure of solving the mystery.
Since they lack authority to ask questions, our amateur sleuths have to resort to clever tricks to acquire information. They often helpfully discuss the status of the investigation and their suspicions, so the reader finds ...more
Since they lack authority to ask questions, our amateur sleuths have to resort to clever tricks to acquire information. They often helpfully discuss the status of the investigation and their suspicions, so the reader finds ...more
That was fun. Mystery on the run, from the very beginning. Bobby and Frankie were supposedly the prototypes for Tommy and Tuppence. Never read any of those; guess I should.
Was surprised I enjoyed this so much. I will definitely read more of Agatha Christie... it's the first one of hers I have ever read !
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