Review Agatha Christie – Halloween Party

Ariadne Oliver, attending the Halloween party while visiting her friend Judith Butle. The party held at Rowena Drake’s home in Woodleigh Common. For Ariadne, this is going to be horrible party ever, because there was the murder happened. The victim named Joyce, thirteen-year-old tells everyone attending she had once seen a murder, but had not realised it was one until later. When the party ends, Joyce is found dead, having been drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. Immediately, Ariadne called out to her friend, the famous detective, Hercule Poirot to investigate the murder and Joyce’s claim.

‘We go from the past to the future,’ said Poirot.

So, Poirot had to investigate a case in the past that might not even have happened, and was just a teenage braggart. As many Woodleigh Commons say, Joyce was a kid who wanted attention, and wanted to look cool in the eyes of Ariadne Oliver, the mystery writer. with the help of his friend, from retired Superintendent Spence, Poirot begins to investigate cases that occurred in the past, in which at this time it was most likely that the perpetrators had not yet been brought to justice or were found innocent when tried.

It’s quite a complicated case, Poirot has to look a list of deaths and disappearances for the last few years in Woodleigh Common, forgery case, and missing person to solve the current Joyce murder case, are these cases are relevant?

‘Old sins have long shadows,’ quoted Poirot

I think the killing of innocent children is the most cruel, simply because that child has witnessed a murder. As usual, Poirot’s methods are investigation and interview. It’s a bit tiring to follow Poirot interviewing every single person involved at the Halloween Party, even people related to cases from the past. But curiosity makes me keep reading this book, in every story there is always an interesting character. The more difficult the case, the more fun it will be. I really really enjoyed this book. I am very satisfied with the way Poirot ended his case.

Ruang Buku Rated : ✬✬✬✬ (4/5)

Tittle : Hallowe’en Party
Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : HarperCollins
Year : 2001 (Original date published 1969)
Page, Format : 336 pages, Paperback
Language : English