Hallowe'en Party / Third Girl

by Agatha Christie

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Agatha Christie

506 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Rod Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Halloween Party (book1)
3.5 stars
Enjoyable read with Mrs Oliver who is starting to grow on me. At least she’s not as oblivious as Hastings. First story I’ve read that seems to be set in the 60’s and also first Hercule story that I read that had children being murdered.

But a loose end of how Nicholas Ransom & Desmond Holland saved the day. I assume Poirot had them following Mrs Oliver as a protection service? Or did they just run into them by chance?

Third Girl (book2)
3.5 stars
Another story co-starring Mrs. Oliver. Book started off rather strangely with a lot of time spent trying to figure out if there’s been a crime committed or not. And that I found a little off putting. But I did like the fact that we were privy to how Poirot’s grey cells were working on the the problem. And the twisty ending was a pleasant surprise though I found perhaps a few logic errors as I thought about the book upon completion. Norma not recognizing that her father was not her father. After all there was the original portrait of him that she would have seen. And when would David have time to create the new father portrait? And Robert Orwell? Where did that name come from? Not even a hint of that name or character prior to the reveal. And why try and frame Norma? Everyone else thought that Louise died by suicide. Trying to frame Norma seemed an unnecessary complication that lead to their downfall.

[Mayra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una escritoa de libros de misterio es invitada a una fiesta de Halloweeen, al final de la fiesta, una chica es encontrada muerta. La escritora busca ayuda de su amigos Hercules Poirot, para dar luz a este crimen.

Como usualmente pasa, Poirot nos llevara con el a sus investigaciones, interrogando a todos los que estuvieron presentes en la fiesta.

[Mariam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesante y una mezcla de lectura juvenil y adulta ,yo descubrí el/la asesinx antes de acabarlo pero lo supe a pocas paginas de terminar, solo he leído dos libros de esta escritora y la verdad que voy a empezar a leer más porque es una auténtica reina de los libros de crimen/misterio.Muy buena lectura 👏

[Nubia Gisela Ponce · Rating 3 out of 5]

He sido fiel seguidora de la escritora, de todas las obras bajo su firma que he leído ésta es la que menos me ha gustado, no se, tal vez este no era el momento, ¿me entretuvo? Si, pero hubo momentos en los que me aburrió, además al asesino lo descubrí mucho antes del final y sin hacer menos a mí inteligencia nunca lo había descubierto en otros títulos.

[Chío · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una especie de misterio juvenil con suficientes personajes maduros para que no lo sea así. Interesante siempre.

[Mlfiol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesante aunque no es el mejor libro que leo de la autora. Nunca decepciona, pero tampoco tenía la sensación de que estaban resolviendo algo hasta el final.

[Isabella Henao Páez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es el primer libro que leo de la autora y la verdad que me ha sorprendido. Una historia interesante y atrapante que todo el tiempo te deja pensando. La ambientación y los personajes son muy originales, así como el mismisimo Hércules Poirot, quién es un tanto graciosillo. La recomiendo mucho y espero leer más sobre Christie.

[Misinsajoblog]

No es el mejor libro de la autora, podría haberse sacado más partido a la ambientación de Halloween.
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