Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Mar 2012 · Sold by Harper Collins
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A dying man’s bewildering last words pull an inquisitive young man and his beautiful companion into a dangerous web of lethal secrets in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, 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 his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger. . .
A dying man’s bewildering last words pull an inquisitive young man and his beautiful companion into a dangerous web of lethal secrets in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, 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 ...
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David Estes
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February 13, 2026
This one starts off great. An intriguing mystery and some wonderful characterization of the lead Bobby Jones - I especially enjoyed his conversation with his father as the two speak past each other. But after about 5 chapters, with the introduction of the unremarkable Lady Francis "Frankie" Derwent, the novel devolves into a Tommy and Tuppence knockoff but without the charm. The answer to the eponymous question is quite nifty but the conclusion becomes farcical, especially the monologuing by the murderer as they explain everything - it makes the "detectives" seem inconsequential. It's rare Christie that misses her mark, especially a novel from this era when she was at the height of her art ("Murder On The Orient Express" was the novel that preceded this one) but this one does. It's like she became disenchanted with it part of the way through.
Lisa Palazzi
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December 10, 2025
what a great read!!
Ashley Wilson
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June 23, 2020
Good
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About the author
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
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