Hallowe'en Party

A classic Christie mystery.Read by Hugh Fraser who plays Hugh Fraser in the popular TV series.At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce - a hostile thirteen-year-old - boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the `evil presence'

Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and

"A thundering success a triumph for Hercule Poirot" Daily Mirror

Jonesy said and although it was not one of Christie's best I still enjoyed it--sort of. Frist, I have to say that I am an avid Agatha Christie fan. I read this years ago, and although it was not one of Christie's best I still enjoyed it--sort of. Rereading it was like watching moss grow on a walk. Either the story has been tampered with or I. Fun at Halloween, but not Christie's best Cynthia K. Robertson I thought it would be fun to read a book about Halloween during the Halloween season. So I selected Hallowe’en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie. I was always more of a fan of the Hercule Poirot television series with David Suchet t. "Decent mystery, but with a Poirot out of his time" according to Hal Jordan. Most of us think of Agatha Christie mysteries as occurring in the interwar period and typically set in a stately home located somewhere in the British countryside. The British Empire was at its height and a retired colonel or empire builder or two are usu