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"When bestselling author Ariadne Oliver begs Hercule Poirot to help her, he gallantly comes to the rescue. Mrs. Oliver is organizing a Murder Hunt for charity at a country estate, but believes that a real murder will actually take place. She asks Poirot to intervene but, despite his efforts, a young girl is killed and a woman disappears. Poirot knows he has plenty of clues, but he cannot make sense of them. When an old man dies soon after, Poirot's frustration increases -- the murders must stop! If he can only assemble the clues into the proper order, the puzzle will be solved."
Christina Olson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 60's-90's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Adversary
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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