Agatha Christie
Dead Man's Folly

To Humphrey & Peggy Trevelyan

First Published

UK

Collins, London, Nov. 1956

John Bull, Aug.11-Sep.15 1956

US

Dodd Mead, New York, Oct. 1956

Colliers's Weekly, Jul.20-Aug.17 1956

Plot

(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)

Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt.

Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen...

Characters

Hercule Poirot, Sir George Stubbs, Hattie Stubbs, Ammy Folliot, Amanda Brewis, Michael Wayman, Alec Legge, Sally Legge, Marlene Tucker, Merdell, Inspector Bland, Ariadne Oliver

Movie & TV

Dead Man's Folly, 1986 (USA/TV)

director Clive Donner

writer Rod Browning

cast Peter Ustinov(Poirot), Jonathan Cecil(Hastings), Jean Stapleton(Ariadne Oliver), Tim Pigott-Smith(Sir George Stubbs), Nicollette Sheridan(Hattie Stubbs), Constance Cummings(Ammy Folliot), Susan Wooldridge(Amanda Brewis), Ralph Arliss(Michael Wayman), Christopher Guard(Alec Legge), Caroline Langrishe(Sally Legge)

Link

1. Official Site: Dead Man's Folly
2. Wikipedia: Dead Man's Folly
3. IMDb: Dead Man's Folly (1986)