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Hallowe'en Party
by Agatha Christie
Hallowe'en Party is a bit darker than the usual Christie novel. This one involves the murder of a child. At a children's Halloween party, of all places. Hercule Poirot & Ariadne Oliver must team up to solve the case
Usually, Poirot is more than a bit arrogant regarding his fame & success with cases, but by 1969, when the novel was published, he is elderly & a bit humble (but just a bit - he still has a ridiculous pride in his mustache). He is now beginning to understand that the younger generations are not familiar with his old cases. Ariadne Oliver lends a bit of brevity to an otherwise dark story. She's a famous crime novelist, much like Agatha Christie herself. Not much else is known about her, except that she *really* enjoys apples. She philosophizes about the case as if she is plotting her latest bestseller, which is dryly humorous. I wonder how much of Oliver is based on Christie.
Times are changing in the 60s & that's reflected in the book. Several characters complain about the rise in crime, ecpecially violent crimes committed by juveniles & the mentally unstable. Clearly, this was a frightening time for many.
Christie here brings us her usual mix of multiple suspects, twists, turns, & red herrings, & reveals you don't see coming - all of the things that keep us coming back for nearly a century of memorable crimes.
Usually, Poirot is more than a bit arrogant regarding his fame & success with cases, but by 1969, when the novel was published, he is elderly & a bit humble (but just a bit - he still has a ridiculous pride in his mustache). He is now beginning to understand that the younger generations are not familiar with his old cases. Ariadne Oliver lends a bit of brevity to an otherwise dark story. She's a famous crime novelist, much like Agatha Christie herself. Not much else is known about her, except that she *really* enjoys apples. She philosophizes about the case as if she is plotting her latest bestseller, which is dryly humorous. I wonder how much of Oliver is based on Christie.
Times are changing in the 60s & that's reflected in the book. Several characters complain about the rise in crime, ecpecially violent crimes committed by juveniles & the mentally unstable. Clearly, this was a frightening time for many.
Christie here brings us her usual mix of multiple suspects, twists, turns, & red herrings, & reveals you don't see coming - all of the things that keep us coming back for nearly a century of memorable crimes.