A review by startjpw23
Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This is a Hercule Poirot mystery. Poirot is now elderly. There is a Halloween party for a group of children in an English town. One of the children is murdered at the party. A famous author, who is a friend of Poirot, was at the party. She asks Poirot to come to the town the party took place in to help solve the mystery. A former police inspector, who also is a friend of Poirot, lives in this town. The author and the former police inspector assist Poirot. I found most of the people Poirot interacted with insufferable and irritating. It was interesting seeing how Poirot interviewed people and solved the mystery. Although I found part of the motivation for the murder a bit of a stretch, I did think the solution of the mystery was a clever one. Overall, I enjoyed the book. It doesn't make me particularly motivated to read more Agatha Christie books though.
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