Making Fake Real: Agatha Christie 41

The 30th installment in the Detective Poirot series. Nass Manor, Nethercombe. The prototype is actually a beautiful manor owned by Grandma in the real world. My grandma goes here for vacation every summer. In the book, the owners of the estate, the Stubbs family. There is a big garden party coming up. In order to give everyone a sense of novelty, a 'murder hunt' game will be arranged at the garden party. It's up to Mrs. Oliver to devise the plot, like a treasure hunt. But Mrs. Oliver, who has a keen intuition, always feels that something is wrong. So she asked Poirot to help. Female detective novelist, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver. Following "The Card" and "Death of the Cleaning Lady", it is the third time that Poirot joins forces to solve the case. I still think the lovely Mrs. Oliver is my grandma's self-portrait. In Mrs. Oliver's play, a female backpacker is murdered by the male protagonist, the squire. The girl who plays the victim is to stay alone in the boathouse. When she hears someone coming, she just lies down on the ground and puts the rope around her neck. However, the girl was actually strangled to death. It's exactly the same as the scenario designed in the game. The murdered girl, Marlene Tucker. 14 Years old. Girl Scouts. Silly and not very clever. Like to inquire about other people's affairs. I like to dress up with lipstick. Then, that day, the mistress of the manor disappeared. Later, the old man on the ferry at the pier was the 92-year-old Merdel, the grandfather of the murdered girl. It seems that he fell into the river drunk and died. Three lives. Relevant personnel include: 1. The male owner of the manor. George Stubbs, Sir. A self-made upstart. Rich and tacky. He has a beard and is tall and thick. Extremely shrewd in business. Others know nothing. It is said that he served in the navy during the war years. In Wales, far away from the smoke of gunfire, I did some relaxing and comfortable maritime work. The estate I bought a year ago. Want to hook up with 6 young wives. 2. Mistress. Heidi Stubbs, Mrs. Beautiful vase girl. She is 23 years younger than her husband. Tall and slim. Childish. Innocence, meekness. Be obedient and have soft ears. He has no independent opinion and is easily influenced by others. He looks like a stupid idiot with low IQ. Or maybe he was acting, or maybe he was actually very smart. It is said that she was impoverished and married her husband because of his money. All she could think about was clothes and jewelry. And her husband always generously buys her jewelry and mink coats. Her family had an estate in the West Indies, South America, in the sugar industry. During an earthquake, all her houses caught fire and burned down. Her parents, brothers, and sisters all died in the earthquake. She was living in a convent in Paris. It was the 10 old lady who was taking care of her. Maybe like 3. I am very afraid of the arrival of cousin 11. Disappeared on the day of the garden party. 3. Architect. Michael Wayman. Young and handsome. Poverty, arrogance. Maybe it would be interesting to the 2 hostesses. Maybe love 6. He is repairing a strange building for the male owner. A small temple with white pilasters. It was built just a year ago. It was built three weeks after the owner and his wife moved in. There is a cement foundation with loose soil underneath. So it sank, tilted, and cracked. If the foundation is rotten, everything is rotten. 4. Secretary and housekeeper. Amanda, Miss Blueyce. Around 40 years old. The body is thin and the appearance is ordinary. Smart, capable, and generous in behavior. He manages both big and small matters and works very efficiently. He treats people seriously, works well, and has excellent abilities. Keep your boss's work and life in order. Love 1 male owner. Be loyal to him. Don't like the hostess. The hostess is considered cautious, cunning, scheming, shrewd and vicious. 5. Young couple, husband, Alec Legg. Atomic scientist. Tall. Always nervous and nervous. Moody. Married to my wife for 3 years. Often loses his temper with his wife. I came for vacation a month ago and rented a nearby mill and thatched cottage. 6. Young couple, wife, Sally, Legge. Young and beautiful. Attractive redhead with freckles. Charming and intelligent. She had known the architect before she got married, and it was she who introduced him to her husband. Maybe like 3 architects. 7. Local MP. Wilfred Masterton. 8. The congressman's wife. Mrs Masterton. Tall. Very organized. Strong woman. Highly motivated and politically astute. Likes to give orders. She has the final say at home. She was the man who convinced her to hold this garden party here. It was she who came up with this murder-hunting game. 9. Jim Warburton, Captain. Horse face. Cunning. They are the Mastertons' men. 10. The original hostess, the old lady. AMY FRIAT, Mrs. Short. Behave gracefully. The movements are concise and the clothes are simple. Like gardening. Clear blue eyes, clear voice. Her husband's family was originally the owner of Naas Manor. Generations have lived here for more than three hundred years. But after the death of her husband, the eldest son, Henry. Younger son, James. All died in the war. Because the inheritance tax was too heavy three times, the old lady had no choice but to sell the place. She has taken care of 2 mistresses. It is said that she instilled the idea of ​​​​living here in the hostess, and then asked the hostess to persuade the male owner to buy the manor. The old lady now rents in the concierge that used to be the front entrance of her home. She still looked like a hostess. He is deeply loved by nearby residents and very influential. 11. The hostess's cousin. Adian de Souza. Handsome, dark-skinned. I wrote a letter three weeks ago saying I was coming. But the hostess only received the letter on the morning of the garden party. Then that afternoon, my cousin drove a luxury yacht to the manor. But the missing hostess was not seen. I haven't seen my cousin since she was 15 years old. The hostess said that she had not seen her for many years and could no longer remember her cousin, and was very afraid of his arrival. 12. Backpacker. Italian girl, Elsa. Chestnut brown curly hair. His face was sunburned and rosy. Don't understand English. Travelers stay in the youth hostel next door to the manor. Still a super exciting and beautiful novel! I finally guessed the murderer correctly for once. Grandma YYDS! [Shy][shy][shy][shy]

I looked for "The Hall of the Dead" at first but couldn't find it, then I looked for "The Mystery of the Ancient Mansion" but couldn't find it. It turned out that it was translated into "Making Fake Real"! In fact, I like this episode very much, but the ending is very... How should I put it, it feels very sloppy. In fact, David's version is quite good at this point. Anyway, I like it very much!

The plot of this book is so exciting! Detective Poirot was portrayed so vividly, it was like he was actually thinking in front of me. The little girl's death took me by surprise and I couldn't wait to see how Poirot would solve the mystery. One sentence in the book particularly impressed me: "Hercule Poirot will never give up!" This made me believe that he would be able to find the truth. I can't wait to read the rest of the story!

The plot of the story is compact. This is the second time I have read this book. The first time I read the beginning, I thought it was not interesting at first. I didn't expect it to be so surprising after reading it. I hope you will like it too.

Far away, yet so close. The most suspect people are often ignored. There are obviously many bizarre things, but I just made up my mind and rationalized all the irrationality, which led to wrong results. Imagination mixes the truth and confuses itself, but what is most needed is evidence, time and experience, people's attitudes and everyone's motivations.

Well, at first I thought it was Heidi who killed her, and then I thought it was a man (not the new owner of the manor) who killed her.

The ending was so shocking, I actually doubted the murderer, but the acting was so good😂

Turning a lie into reality has a double meaning, grandma is amazing👍

It's a good story. A kind old woman can also have wild ambitions. Poor Mrs. Heidi.

I really like grandma's works! Love Poirot too! !

I also like this book. It's one of my grandma's books that I can read again and again.