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During a village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, crime novelist Ariadne Oliver organizes a mock murder hunt. A chill grows as the staged victim is found with a rope around her neck, turning the game into a real crime. Oliver turns to her old friend, Hercule Poirot, whose investigations reveal that in both mock and genuine murder hunts, everyone plays a part. Their partnership unravels a web of deception that blurs the line between performance and reality.
First publish date: 1956
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Agatha Christie
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