Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

by Agatha Christie

Book Overview

A false step from a misty footpath sent a mysterious stranger plummeting to his death. And hearing the dying man's last words--"Why didn't they ask Evans?"--sent Evans and his unlikely partner in detection, Lady Frances Derwent, on a death-defying chase for the answer--and a murderer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440107040
• ISBN13: 9780440107040
• Release Date: April 1978
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It even has a love story

Christie at her best. (Although even her worst is rather good.) This one builds suspense, includes some terrifying moments, and a romance. What else could one ask for from the all time best mystery writer?

The Boomerang Clue

This is the second Agatha Christie book that I have read and I really enjoyed it. The sleuths were smart and engaging. The mystery kept taking new twists. It was very good. I liked this much more than the first Christie I read, so I will definitely read more.

Her best couple after the Beresfords

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!

WHAT THE READER BELOW DOES NOT KNOW

When Sipram, from Calcutta, wrote that "'This is one of Christie's delightful books which later came on TV as the popular 'Why didn't they ask Evans?' " he or she does not know that the original title is "Why didn't they ask Evans?", and that it was printed in England in 1934, and that the name of this book for the american edition of this book is "The boomerang clue". It's been translated into Spanish as "Trayectoria de Boomerang". I've read it in Spanish, and it's absolutely marvelous.

This one is for FUN!

If you are looking for a challenging classic mystery problem try one of the next two, (MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS or THE ABC MURDERS) because this one is a light hearted romp.The detectives in this story are Bobby Jones, 4th son of the local Vicar and Lady Frances Derwent, wealthy young socialite. The two had been childhood friends have renewed their relationsonship while dealing with the mystery. Bobby found a dying man while out golfing. The man's dying words were "Why didn't they ask Evans?". That simple question led the two detectives to ask many more, about the photo in the dead man's pocket, the family that came to claim the body and just who was the mysterious Evans to name a few. The answers takes the two from their hometown in Wales, where the mystery starts to London and then throughout the English countryside ending with a dash via car and airplane back home again for the final answers.WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS? is in the same spirit as THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT, THE SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY, THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS and the Tommy and Tuppence series. There are exciting adventures, false identities, kidnappings, fantastic coincidences and more which make this just FUN!