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Dead Man's Folly
Classic mystery
Dead Man's Folly
Book 30 of the Hercule Poirot series
Ariadne Oliver asks Poirot to attend a village fête at Nasse House because someone has been quietly altering the murder hunt she designed. Her unease proves justified when the girl assigned to play the victim is found genuinely dead in the boathouse and Lady Stubbs disappears. The estate's folly, its former owners, and a visiting relative all complicate a crime staged inside another fictional crime. Elegant and deceptive, this mystery suits readers who enjoy country houses, summer fêtes, Ariadne Oliver's intuition, and plots in which performance gives a killer both camouflage and opportunity.
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