Her long-suffering husband, Captain Marshall, must stand by as men fall over themselves to get close to her. And, despite his emphasis to his fellow residents that he is definitely not on a case, he finds that murder has decided to holiday on the coast as well.Īrlena Marshall, a beautiful former actress, is seen by the other guests as a femme fatale. Hercule Poirot is taking a holiday at the Jolly Roger Hotel, an exclusive resort on the Devon coast. While there are no great lessons on morality or statements on the human condition within this it is certainly entertaining, enjoyable, and just a bit scary.Evil Under the Sun (1941) by Agatha Christie Christie's gift is clearly to tell a gripping story. The answer turns out to be far more complicated than anyone had anticipated. Thus, Poirot must discover the murderer in his midst.
The resort's island location makes it unlikely that anyone outside the hotel could be responsible. When she turns up dead in a remote part of the beach, it becomes Poirot's calling to determine her murderer. Likely the most abrasive of all is the beautiful and capricious socialite Arlena Marshall. Evil under the Sun brings us to a seaside resort, where a group of holiday-makers, including Christie's famous Inspector Poirot, find themselves attempting to deal with a broad range of personalities. I can see why readers find Christie's work compelling she draws her readers in quickly, with a large cast of thickly-described characters and a vivid sense of surroundings. And that's precisely what she does in Evil under the Sun.
If there's one thing Christie can do, it's tell a good story.
This was my first, and I can certainly see why Christie is the world's most-published novelist. Hard to believe, with all the books I read, that I've never read an Agatha Christie before, but indeed, I have not.
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