I read some existing reviews, so I won't be redundant describing the book. I will say that I found the lead characters Bobby, Lady Frances (Frankie) very likable. Their relationship is delightful, friends since childhood who try to logically solve the mystery, who are comfortable enough with each other to trade barbs back an forth. Both know they are separated by social class distinctions, and while they don't take these of significance in their own bond of friendship (Bobby calls her "Frankie"), they realize that the rest of the world takes such distinctions very seriously, and act their parts appropriately (Bobby pretends to be her driver and is careful to call her Lady Frances while on the hunt for the solution to the mystery). Someone wrote a review said they characters were not liable, and how they had a hard time finishing the book. Like this person, I am crazy about AC, however I had a hard time turning off the audio book myself. But I can not be sure how much of that is attributable to the INCREDIBLE job done on the voices by EMILA FOX This is the second time I have listened to her speak the voices on an AC work. She really puts life and personality into the voices, giving me an electric image in my mind of the characters. She is English, but easy for an American to understand, the only person I have heard that I consider her equal would be Sir Derek Jacobi doing this kind of work.

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I have read over 50 of Agatha Christie's books. My goal is to read all of them. I was anticipating with pleasure the reading of this book because of the good reviews that it has received. I was very disappointed. There were far too many characters, and it was hard to keep them straight. The protagonists Bobby and Frankie were not particularly likeable. The mystery of who Evans was also turned out to be a disappointment. I had to force myself to finish it.

The premise is a bit silly. Stop looking elsewhere; look nearby. But a bit thin. Other than that, everything quite good--and typical. Which is really good for fans.

While golfing during a foggy morning, Bobby's ball fell off the cliff. Instead of his ball, he found a dying handsome stranger whose last words, much to his wonderment and disappointment, were 'Why didn't they ask Evans?'. Armed with this query and his friend, the strong-willed Frances, they began to unravel the mysteries surrounding this man's death. What they only began to uncover proved to be dangerous and deadly.

With a lot of discussion and cloak-and-dagger-ish snooping around (there was a moment when Bobby had to climb on a tree and nearly fell) this novel is arguably Christie's fastest-moving novel. While she did give her characters some time to flesh out, the rest of the story sprinted past. In short, this novel can be finished in one sitting, but that one sitting, my friend, is the most fun sitting you'll ever have!