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Hallowe'en Party
Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver has been invited to Woodleigh Common, where a Hallowe'en party is underway for a group of local adolescents.. One of the guests is a young girl known for telling tall tales of murder and intrigue. When the girl is found drowned in an apple-bobbing tub, Ariadne wonders just how tall her latest tale was. Which of the party guests wanted to keep her quiet?Unmasking a killer this Hallowe'en isn't going to be easy for Hercule Poirot - there isn't a soul in Woodleigh who believes this little storyteller was even murdered...Year: 1969
Detective: Poirot and Oliver
Location: England
Detective: Poirot and Oliver
Location: England
Cast of characters
Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver. Also: Beatrice Ardley, Judith and Miranda Butler, Hugo and Rowena Arabella Drake, Miss Emlyn, Dr. Ferguson, Lesley Ferrier, Jeremy Fullerton, Michael Garfield, Mrs. Goodbody, Mrs. Hargreaves, Desmond Holland, Harriet Leaman, Mrs. Llewellyn-Smythe, Elspeth Mckay, Inspector Henry Timothy Raglan, Nicholas Ransome, The Reynolds: Mrs. Reynolds, Ann, Joyce and Leopold, Olga Seminoff, Superintendent Bert Spence, Janet White, Elizabeth WhittakerPublishing history
Publishing: The novel was published in 1969 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. The novel has not been adapted for stage or screen.Notes and reviews
This novel contains an excellent summary by Hercule Poirot of Mrs Ariadne Oliver's character when he says "It is a pity that she is so scatty. And yet she had originality of mind".Murder methods:
One Stabbing.xxx