Part of Hercule Poirot, book 36
First published 1991
When mystery writer Ariadne Oliver attends a Halloween party at Woodleigh Common, she expects an evening of harmless fun. But the party takes a dark turn when one of the guests, an unpleasant young girl known for telling outlandish tales, is discovered dead in an apple-bobbing tub. Ariadne's friend Hercule Poirot must unmask a killer among the party-goers, even as no one believes the girl was actually murdered. As Poirot investigates, he uncovers a web of secrets and lies that threaten to destroy the comfortable veneer of this English village.
Genres: 20th-century, mystery, thriller, detective, agatha-christie, cozy-mystery
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: investigation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Belgium, England
272 pages · Paperback