Dead Man's Folly (published in 1956) is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It features Hercule Poirot, her famous Belgian detective, and Ariadne Oliver.

Plot summary

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In the story, Poirot is invited by Mrs. Oliver to a murder hunt during a fair, where the goal is to figure out the mystery. Mrs. Oliver's intuition that something sinister is going to happen proves correct when the young girl playing the part of the body is found to be truly dead and Lady Stubbs, wife of Sir George Stubbs and hostess of the fair, goes missing.

Characters in "Dead Man's Folly"

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• Hercule Poirot – the Belgian private detective, protagonist
• Ariadne Oliver – who invites Poirot to a fair.
• Lady Stubbs – hostess of the fair
• Sir George Stubbs – her husband

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

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First adapted to film with Peter Ustinov and Jean Stapleton starring as Poirot and Oliver in a 1986 adaptation.

David Suchet will star as Poirot in an upcoming adaptation as part of the Agatha Christie's Poirot television series. Sheduled for prodcution during 2007.

Trivia

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The house where the story is set was based on one of the houses Christie owned. She did this in more than one book.

Mystery novels | Agatha Christie novels | 1956 novels | Hercule Poirot