Dead Man's Folly (1956)
by Agatha Christie
(#4 in Ariadne Oliver,
#33 in Hercule Poirot)

Dead Man's Folly

Whilst organising a mock murder hunt for the village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, a feeling of dread settles on the famous crime novelist Adriane Oliver. Call it instinct, but it's a feeling she just can't explain...or get away from.

In desperation she summons her old friend, Hercule Poirot -- and her instincts are soon proved correct when the 'pretend' murder victim is discovered playing the scene for real, a rope wrapped tightly around her neck.

But it's the great detective who first discovers that in murder hunts, whether mock or real, everyone is playing a part.

Pages:

6

Published:

1956-10

Genres:

Fiction / Mystery / Crime ... More genres

ISBN:

0002310759 / 6281072060909

ASIN:

B000FCK9CM

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Cards on the Table — #2 Cards on the Table (1936)

Mrs. McGinty's Dead — #3 Mrs. McGinty's Dead (1951)

Dead Man's Folly — #4 Dead Man's Folly (1956)

The Pale Horse — #5 The Pale Horse (1961)

Third Girl — #6 Third Girl (1966)

Hallowe'en Party — #7 Hallowe'en Party (1969)

Elephants Can Remember — #8 Elephants Can Remember (1972)

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The Murder on the Links — #2 The Murder on the Links (1923)

Poirot Investigates — #3 Poirot Investigates (1924)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd — #4 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)

The Big Four — #5 The Big Four (1927)

The Mystery of the Blue Train — #6 The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928)

Black Coffee — #7 Black Coffee (2010)

Peril at End House — #8 Peril at End House (1932)

Lord Edgware Dies — #9 Lord Edgware Dies (1933)

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Three Act Tragedy — #11 Three Act Tragedy (1934)

Death in the Clouds — #12 Death in the Clouds (1935)

The A.B.C. Murders — #13 The A.B.C. Murders (1936)

Murder in Mesopotamia — #14 Murder in Mesopotamia (1936)

Cards on the Table — #15 Cards on the Table (1936)

Dumb Witness — #16 Dumb Witness (1937)

Death on the Nile — #17 Death on the Nile (1937)

Murder in the Mews — #18 Murder in the Mews (1937)

Appointment with Death — #19 Appointment with Death (1938)

Hercule Poirot's Christmas — #20 Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1938)

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories — #21 The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (1939)

Sad Cypress — #22 Sad Cypress (1940)

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe — #23 One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (1940)

Evil Under the Sun — #24 Evil Under the Sun (1941)

Five Little Pigs — #25 Five Little Pigs (1942)

The Hollow — #26 The Hollow (2002)

The Labours of Hercules — #27 The Labours of Hercules (1947)

Taken at the Flood — #28 Taken at the Flood (1948)

The Under Dog and Other Stories — #29 The Under Dog and Other Stories (1951)

Mrs. McGinty's Dead — #30 Mrs. McGinty's Dead (1951)

After the Funeral — #31 After the Funeral (1953)

Hickory Dickory Dock — #32 Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)

Dead Man's Folly — #33 Dead Man's Folly (1956)

Cat Among the Pigeons — #34 Cat Among the Pigeons (1959)

The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding — #35 The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)

Double Sin and Other Stories — #36 Double Sin and Other Stories (1923)

The Clocks — #37 The Clocks (1963)

Third Girl — #38 Third Girl (1966)

Hallowe'en Party — #39 Hallowe'en Party (1969)

Elephants Can Remember — #40 Elephants Can Remember (1972)

Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries — #41 Poirot's Early Cases: 18 Hercule Poirot Mysteries (1974)

Curtain — #42 Curtain (1975)

Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories — #43 Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories (1971)

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories — #44 The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories (1997)

While the Light Lasts — #45 While the Light Lasts (1997)

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