Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. The man opens his eyes and with his last breath says, "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Haunted by those words, Bobby and...
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While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. The man opens his eyes and with his last breath says, "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Haunted by those words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger. . .
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780062074126 (0062074121)
ASIN: 62074121
Publish date: March 13th 2012
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Murder Mystery,
Fiction
This was my last Christie mystery - and what a wonderful way to end! Why Didn't They Ask Evans was published in 1933, and fits right in with the Bundle Brent sub-series (The Secret of Chimneys/The Seven Dials Mystery) and The Secret Adversary. I found this book completely charming. Lady Frances De...
What a fun look at a standalone Christie. "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" is definitely full of twists and turns. I also didn't realize the guilty party until the end of the book. The characters of Bobby Jones and Frankie Derwent (Lady Frances) are delightful and some parts of this book remind me of "T...
Not Christie’s best work. It’s mildly entertaining, but there came a point about halfway through when I started wishing Frankie and Bobby would just call in the police and go home. I’m not used to wishing my amateur sleuths would find different hobbies. :|
Ich liebe die Bücher Christies, ich habe vor in ein paar nächsten Jahren ihrer aller Bücher vollständig zu lesen. In diesem handelt es sich nicht um Poirot oder ms Marple, aber die Geschichte ist spannend.Zuerst am Anfang mochte man glauben, er wisse bereits über den Mörder Bescheid, aber man wird s...
I like bobbie and frankie.