A vicar’s son and his aristocratic friend chase a dying man’s cryptic last words in a lighthearted Christie mystery romp.
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A vicar’s son and his aristocratic friend chase a dying man’s cryptic last words in a lighthearted Christie mystery romp.
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It started when a false step from a misty footpath sent a mysterious stranger plummeting to his death. How was Bobby Jones to know that witnessing the dying man's last words--"Why didn't they ask Evans?"--would send him on a death-defying chase? Bobby and his unlikely partner in detection, Lady Frances Derwent, end up in pursuit of a hauntingly beautiful woman--and a cunning killer who is out to do them in! This description comes from the 1984 Berkley edition.
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Sexual content
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Mild attraction and light romantic partnership between the sleuth duo
Violence & gore
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Murder, a fatal cliff fall, and recurring peril without graphic gore
Profanity
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Rare mild period language; no strong profanity
Substance use
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Social drinking typical of the period setting
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation depicted
Religious content
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Protagonist is a vicar’s son; mild clerical background references
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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No political or ideological messaging present
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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No abuse or systemic suffering themes depicted
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