Evil Under the Sun: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Agatha Christie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006 | Series: Hercule Poirot Mysteries

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, Evil Under the Sun is one of Agatha Christie’s most intriguing mysteries. When a gorgeous young bride is brutally strangled to death on the beach, only Hercule Poirot can sift through the secrets that shroud each of the guests and unravel the macabre mystery at this playground by the sea.

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About the Author

Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and created the detective Hercule Poirot in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). She achieved wide popularity with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and produced a total of eighty novels and short-story collections over six decades. Twenty-four of Christie's best whodunits are now available from Black Dog & Leventhal as part of their bestselling hardcover Agatha Christie Collection.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579126286
• ISBN-13: 978-1579126285
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #621,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Agatha Christie was born in 1890 and created the detective Hercule Poirot in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). She achieved wide popularity with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) and produced a total of eighty novels and short-story collections over six decades.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder at a seaside resort, April 12, 2007

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This review is from: Evil Under the Sun: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) (Hardcover)

The notorious Arlena Stuart Marshall is found strangled on an empty beach, and Hercule Poirot sets about identifying the killer. It is not an easy task; there is no shortage of suspects, beginning with the dead woman's cuckolded husband and the young wife of Arlena's latest conquest. As the investigation continues, more questions arise. Was Arlena being blackmailed? Was she involved with drug smuggling? And is there a mad clergyman roaming the countryside intent on bringing scarlet women to divine justice?

This is classic Agatha Christie. Reading it reminds you why she is the master of mystery genre.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Christie's Very Best, August 16, 2007

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This review is from: Evil Under the Sun: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) (Hardcover)

Evil Under the Sun takes place at a secluded seaside resort in England. Arlena Stuart Marshall, is young and beautiful and one of those Agatha Christie characters who seems to inspire all she meets to wish her dead. So it is small surprise when she is killed and none other than Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve the case using little more than his famous little grey cells.

This is a very typical Christie novel in many ways. It happens in a "bottle" environment where no one else comes and goes, it has an eclectic cast of characters almost all of whom seem to have a motive, and the crime seems impossible to solve. It is, however, different from many of Dame Agatha's works in the sense that it is executed so very well. Not to say that most of her novels are poor, but this one really shines. The suspects are both interesting and entertaining. Poirot is at his best as he works through things in his fashion with his little remarks raining dry humor at just the right moments. The location of secluded island resort is a refreshing change, and the mystery itself definitely kept me engaged from start to finish.

I've read a number of Hercule Poirot novels, and found some very good and a few not so good. Evil Under the Sun is an excellent mystery novel that I would recommend as a great starting point to readers new to Agatha Christie as well as established fans of her work. It's both funny and compelling and features one of the best fictional detectives at his very best. Other Christie novels that are well worth trying include Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection) and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection).

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AGATHA CHRISTIE IS THE TRUE MYSTERY WRITER., March 16, 2007

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This review is from: Evil Under the Sun: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) (Hardcover)

The book is fabulous. I have read all of her mysteries since early childhood and reacquainting myself with her work was refreshing from most of the dreck that is written today.