Hallowe'en Party: Inspiration for the 20th Century Studios Major Motion Picture A Haunting in Venice (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 35)

Enjoy Agatha Christie’s beloved classic, Hallowe’en Party—the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh!

In this authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a Halloween party turns deadly, and it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.

At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.

That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the `evil presence'. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer...

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Published Jun 14, 2011

272 pages

Average rating: 5.86

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allmimsyweretheborogoves
Oct 25, 2025
6/10 stars
I read this book for the first time many years ago and decided to re-read it as part of a Halloween reading challenge. I have to admit, I love Agatha Christie and am a huge Poirot fan, but was a little disappointed in this one. It was one of her later works and just didn't have the same feel as the earlier Poirot books, which I still enjoy immensely.
MotherOfDanes
Sep 23, 2025
10/10 stars
Better than the movie
v_k_00
Aug 16, 2025
6/10 stars
So I was thrown because I recognized Rowena Drake from A Haunting on Venice, and the Halloween party… I think the overlap/inspiration veering into two totally different stories threw me, but barring that I enjoyed this book. An intriguing conclusion.
Arna_dora
Mar 22, 2025
8/10 stars
My first agatha christie book. I read it during my travels expecting nothing much actually. But to my own suprise I became immersed it this book. I often found myself scribbling the names of the suspects and forming a mind map of my own. It was just soo fun!! I think I have an affinity towards crime. I would really love to read the entire Hercule poirot series in the next 2 years. Lovely book, amazing author.. what else do we need other than a nice cup of tea, a comfy seat and Agatha Christe
harith95
Jul 27, 2024
8/10 stars
Easy read and fast paced, took you out from reading slump!

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