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Halloween party themes involve taking a particular concept and weaving it into the party to be hosted. Themes that people are aware of and common make it easier for guests to arrive in appropriate costumes. These parties can revolve around historical costumes will be worn, type of decor and even what kind of food may be served.... more »
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Halloween Party is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1969"CC">Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions. Dragonby Press (Second Edition) March 1999 (Page 15) and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same yearJohn Cooper and B.A. Pyke. Detective Fiction - the collectors guide: Second Edition (Pages 82 and 87) Scholar Press. 1994. ISBN 0-85967-991-8"US">. The UK edition retailed for twenty-five shillings"CC" />. In preparation for decimalisation on February 15, 1971, it was also priced on the dustjacket at £1.25. The US edition retailed at $5.95"US" />.
The novel features her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the mystery novelist Ariadne Oliver. The novel’s concentration on child murder (with its possible sexual motivation), the irresponsibility of teenagers and the crisis in crime and punishment make it one of Christie’s most modern and unsettling novels.
This book was dedicated to a man whom Agatha Christie admired, P.G. Wodehouse.
Plot introduction
During the preparation of a Halloween Party, a girl named Joyce Reynold, told to everyone, including Mrs. Oliver, that she saw a murder once, but only recently realized that it was a murder that she had seen. At the end of the Halloween Party, Joyce was found drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. With Mrs. Olivers help, Hercule Poirot must unmask the real evil of the night.
Plot summary
Inside Rowena Drakes house, Apple Trees, Ariadne Oliver and others are preparing a Halloween Party for children. In on the preparations of the party are Judith Butler, Mrs. Olivers friend; Leopold, Joyce and Anne Reynolds, Nicholas Ransom, Desmond Holland, Cathie Johnson, Beatrice Ardley, Elisabeth Whittaker, Miss Lee, and others. While they are preparing, thirteen-year old Joyce Reynolds mentions that she once witnessed a murder. The others, including M read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallowe'en+Party
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