¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans? (Espasa Narrativa)
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Summary
Durante una tranquila partida de golf， Bobby Jones， hijo del vicario de Marchbolt， desvía sin querer la pelota hacia un acantilado。 Mientras la busca， descubre a un hombre moribundo y deducen que la niebla fue la causante de su caída。 Momentos antes de morir， el hombre susurra una misteriosa «¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans？» En un intento de identificar a la víctima， una vez se concluye que la muerte fue accidental， encuentran en su bolsillo la foto de una atractiva mujer。 Bobby comienza a plantearse que quizá lo que parecía un desgraciado accidente es， en realidad， un asesinato a sangre fría。 Iniciará entonces， junto con su amiga Frances Derwent， gran aficionada a resolver misterios， una investigación para descubrir la verdad。 «Una lectura apasionante»。 The Literary Suplement «Una autora atemporal。» NPR
Reviews
Colin
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Had some pretty witty moments and enjoyed the chemistry between the leads。 The TV adaptation is also very good with Mr。 Eyebrows （Will Poulter） as Bobby Jones and Lucy Boynton as Frankie。
Kaitlyn Bartus
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One of my favorites。
Ana
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4，8
Hank Hutton
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3。5/5Probably my least favorite of Agatha Christie’s books tbh。 It wasn’t bad and the mystery obviously was intriguing。 But I just couldn’t get into the characters really。 They were kind of naive and dumb。 That’s how they were obviously supposed to be as amateur sleuths， just didn’t really enjoy it tbh。
Abbie
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I LOVE Agatha Christie， but this one wasn’t one of my faves。 Compared to Endless Night or And Then There Were None， it didn’t have the same wow factor。 I felt like it all came together at the end and was sort of anti-climatic compared to other mystery/thriller novels I’ve read。 But that being said， it was still GREAT and still Agatha。
James
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This is the funniest Christie I've read so far。 Bobby and Frankie work so well as characters and so well together， and it makes for some excellent dialogue and one-liners。 I think the book is almost stronger if it's read as a comedy。 It's not to say it doesn't take itself and the story seriously， but there's a lot of fun to be found in this one along some of the darker moments。In some ways it's one of the hardest plots to follow that I've encountered， but I think that's because it's almost told This is the funniest Christie I've read so far。 Bobby and Frankie work so well as characters and so well together， and it makes for some excellent dialogue and one-liners。 I think the book is almost stronger if it's read as a comedy。 It's not to say it doesn't take itself and the story seriously， but there's a lot of fun to be found in this one along some of the darker moments。In some ways it's one of the hardest plots to follow that I've encountered， but I think that's because it's almost told backwards？ Bobby and Frankie both talk about how it's like they've walked into the final Act of a play and are having to work out the rest， and it does feel a bit like that sometimes。 That said， it's a really entertaining journey to get there， and it is incredibly well-plotted。 I managed to keep track of most things， and the ending is a satisfying conclusion （especially the answer to the title question！）， even if it's a slightly less twisty ending than in some of the books。It reminded me a lot of 'The Secret of Chimneys' and 'The Seven Dials Mystery'， and I think it will stay with me in the same way those have。 Sometimes it feels like there's too much going on， or it feels like events get a bit too coincidental， but that usually makes for the most memorable Christie novels。 Whereas sometimes I forget 'whodunnit' and how some books are resolved， it's the slightly odder， stranger， less-typical ones that I remember and want to revisit。 'Why Didn't They Ask Evans？' is one of those。 。。。more
Rebecca
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Loved it， brilliant crime thriller， hard to believe it was written in the 1930s as it was very engaging！
Wendy
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Indeed。 Why didn't they？ Indeed。 Why didn't they？ 。。。more
Jenthe
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One of the more fun Christie's， with adventurous， young amateur sleuths solving the mystery。 One of the more fun Christie's， with adventurous， young amateur sleuths solving the mystery。 。。。more
Ninive Cunha Vigeant
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The story was getting way too complicated for me and it wasn’t going anywhere…
sofia
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IT WAS SO GOOD！！！！！ A 10/10 honestly。 God bless Will Poulter for being in the show and consequentially making me aware that this book exists cause it was so good and fun。 Also got the suspects right so feeling really smart 😗
Juli
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Even as a huge Agatha Christie fan， I have to admit that I was prepared to dislike this story。 I'm a huge Poirot and Marple fan。。。。not so much Parker Pyne and other side characters。 I had not read this story before even though I do own the book （both as Why Didn't They Ask Evans and the US title The Boomerang Clue）。 In the past， I skipped over stories that didn't feature my favorite Christie detectives。 I pretty much wrote this one off as two upper class twits stumble on a murder in their group Even as a huge Agatha Christie fan， I have to admit that I was prepared to dislike this story。 I'm a huge Poirot and Marple fan。。。。not so much Parker Pyne and other side characters。 I had not read this story before even though I do own the book （both as Why Didn't They Ask Evans and the US title The Boomerang Clue）。 In the past， I skipped over stories that didn't feature my favorite Christie detectives。 I pretty much wrote this one off as two upper class twits stumble on a murder in their group of other upper class twits and catch an evil upper class twit。。。the end。 Silly。。。。I know。 I should have given it a chance。 I pretty much had to force myself to start reading this story。 And I was pleasantly surprised。 I found myself liking Bobby Jones -- 4th son of a Vicar and abysmal at golf -- and Lady Frances "Frankie'' Derwent -- the sweet and usually carefree daughter of the Earl of Marchington。 Neither were twits or completely clueless。 It only took a couple chapters for me to be totally sucked into the story。 I have to offer an apology to Dame Agatha -- I'm sorry I never gave these characters a chance。 They are just delightful and not tedious at all。 Lesson learned -- all of Christie's stories are magnificent and never write off one-off characters without giving them a chance。 The basics: Bobby Jones' terrible golf game leads him to find a dying man who has taken a tumble down a cliff。 The incident quickly turns into a mystery as Bobby and his friend Frankie suspect the man did not fall accidentally。 They conduct some very creative amateur sleuthing before realizing that chasing after a killer can be very dangerous。 This story was first published in an abbreviated version as "The Boomerang Clue" in Redbook Magazine in 1933。 The same abbreviated version was released as part of Six Redbook Novels in 1934。 The full version of the novel was first printed in the UK as part of the Collins Crime Club in September 1934， and in the US under the title The Boomerang Clue in 1935。 I listened to the audio book version of this story thanks to my lovely local library！ Narrated by Emilia Fox， the audio is just over 7 hours long。 Fox does a great job of voice acting。 I enjoyed her performance！ It definitely kept my attention from start to finish。 The story has quite a bit of amateur sleuthing capers and had enough twists and turns to keep me on my toes。 Typical Agatha！ She's quite sneaky with those unexpected twists。 And I loved the humor in this story！ It was just fun to read！Why Didn't They Ask Evans？ has been adapted for film/TV three times。 In 1980， the story was adapted for television。 It was the first television adaptation of Christie's works that was allowed following the author's death。 Christie did not like television and had allowed very few adaptations of her work for TV while she was alive （especially after one 1949 television performance of And Then There Were None where a dead person got up and walked off set in full view of a camera。。。。ooops）。 The 1980 movie had some actors I recognized -- Connie Booth， Joan Hickson （who later played Miss Marple）， and John Gielgud。 There are some changes to the story line， but mostly this adaptation stays pretty true to the way Christie wrote it。 For whatever reason in 2009， the story was adapted for an episode of Marple， starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple。 Of course this means that the story was heavily changed because Miss Marple is not in the original novel。 The golfing aspect of the plot is removed completely， which negates Christie's reason for naming the main character Bobby Jones after a famous American golfer of her time。 It's a cute joke as Bobby in the novel is a horrible golfer， which is how he finds the body in the first place。 I guess they did the episode for silly readers like me who waited to read this story for 40+ years because it didn't have Marple or Poirot in it。 :） The episode is Season 4， Episode 4 （available on BritBox）。 Be aware there are major changes to the story and the characters。 In my opinion， the episode completely mangles the plot and changes the complete feel of Christie's story。 I didn't like what they did with the main characters at all， especially Frankie。 Much as I love all of the Marple television shows -- this episode was poorly done。 Bleck。 Why Didn't They Ask Evans was also adapted in 2008 for French Television as an episode of Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie。 And， in 2022， Hugh Laurie directed and starred in a version for BritBox。 This newest adaptation is split into 3 episodes。 In my opinion， this is the best film version of the story。 Will Poulter was fabulous as Bobby！ Some changes were made to the plot， but nothing that left me feeling like the main story had been altered too much。I did not find any radio adaptions of They Should have Asked Evans。 I was a little disappointed as I always love the radio plays of Christie's stories。 If anyone comes across a radio/audio play version of this story， please let me know。 BBC radio and others have done some awesome radio drama， full-cast， adaptations of Christie's works。 So -- this book taught me a lesson -- don't discount a story because an author's most famous characters don't play a part in it。 Sometimes a break from Poirot and Marple is a good thing！ And， the story was a very enjoyable stop on my way through all of Christie's mysteries in publication order！ And it's a good thing I just made a vow not to discount books that don't have her most famous detectives in them， as the next book coming up is。。。。。 Parker Pyne Investigates。 。。。more
JenniferAustin
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This charming mystery was a great find for someone who's a huge fan of Christie's Tommy and Tuppence stories。 It's a cosy puzzle， without being cloying -- such a hard balance to find。 Emilia Fox's narration is perfect！ This charming mystery was a great find for someone who's a huge fan of Christie's Tommy and Tuppence stories。 It's a cosy puzzle， without being cloying -- such a hard balance to find。 Emilia Fox's narration is perfect！ 。。。more
Alina Rossi
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a good murder mystery with just a little bit of a hint of romance！ I really enjoyed both Frankie and Bobby as separate characters and their chemistry together 👍
Beth
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4。25 love these books
Staša
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Nažalost možda jedna od najslabijih Agatinih knjiga za mene。 Prvi put sam nakon završetka stala i imala neki ，，uh’’ osećaj ili， još bolje rečeno， prvi put nisam bila oduševljena。 Tome je doprineo odredjeni momenat u delu koji smatram malo previše ，，filmskim’’ i teatralnim， ali to je samo moj ukusSve u svemu， mimo toga， nije toliko loša
Kelly
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Too far-fetched for me， not one of my fave Agatha Christies。
Una Mamma che Legge
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La quantità di ingenuità nella trama， la capacità dei protagonisti di essere molto perspicaci e al tempo stesso dei perfetti idioti è destabilizzante e mi ha fatto arrabbiare in alcuni punti。La sospensione dell'incredulità ci sta ma qui mi si chiede troppo。Trovo che i libri in cui i protagonisti non sono Poirot， Miss Marple o anche Tuppence e Tommy siano nettamente inferiori。Non tutti sono intrattenenti e va bene， ma questo è stato particolarmente fastidioso。 I protagonisti sono piatti e insigni La quantità di ingenuità nella trama， la capacità dei protagonisti di essere molto perspicaci e al tempo stesso dei perfetti idioti è destabilizzante e mi ha fatto arrabbiare in alcuni punti。La sospensione dell'incredulità ci sta ma qui mi si chiede troppo。Trovo che i libri in cui i protagonisti non sono Poirot， Miss Marple o anche Tuppence e Tommy siano nettamente inferiori。Non tutti sono intrattenenti e va bene， ma questo è stato particolarmente fastidioso。 I protagonisti sono piatti e insignificanti， l'unica "caratterizzazione" è il loro ceto sociale。 E il "cattivo" è in grado di essere geniale e al tempo stesso un vero cretino。 E il finale？ L'unica cosa che mi è venuto da dire è stato: Ma perché？ 。。。more
لينا 。
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لم تكن أول رواية اقرأها لأغاثا كريستي ولكنها بالتأكيد أول رواية تعجبني لها
Heather
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This is one of my favorite Christies ever。 Bobby and Frankie （mostly Frankie） are even more spunky and charming than Tommy & Tuppence （gasp！ sacrilege！） and this romp through England and Wales is delightfully convoluted。 Frankie is the wealthy daughter of a lord and bored with life so she is always getting into scrapes， but getting out of them with her charm and title。 She sounds despicable but she’s not。 Bobby is the 4th son of a vicar who similarly did not distinguish himself with any previous This is one of my favorite Christies ever。 Bobby and Frankie （mostly Frankie） are even more spunky and charming than Tommy & Tuppence （gasp！ sacrilege！） and this romp through England and Wales is delightfully convoluted。 Frankie is the wealthy daughter of a lord and bored with life so she is always getting into scrapes， but getting out of them with her charm and title。 She sounds despicable but she’s not。 Bobby is the 4th son of a vicar who similarly did not distinguish himself with any previous accomplishments， and is drifting through life helping out friends even more down-on-their-luck than he。 Bobby witnesses a death while golfing， and can’t get the dying man’s last words “Why didn’t they ask Evans？” out of his head。 Frankie hears about the death and sets out to investigate， along the way staging an accident and concussion to get herself invited into the home of the person she suspects。 For weeks！ Tween considerations: this is a milder Christie。 There is some extra-marital flirting， and one swear。 。。。more
Giovanna
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3，5
The Bookgirl Nextdoor
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God knows how much I needed a crime novel to clear my head （with everything going on in my life and 3 DNFs）， and this one did not disappoint ❤️🩹A pretty complicated mysterious crime + an incredibly smart （and somewhat attractive） villain = lovely combo 🥰The female lead character， Frankie， reminded me a lot of myself， tho。。。 The way she plans and acts， the way she kept giving "criminal" explanations to pretty much everything to amuse herself？ YES， that's so me！The ending was hella cute， too。 A r God knows how much I needed a crime novel to clear my head （with everything going on in my life and 3 DNFs）， and this one did not disappoint ❤️🩹A pretty complicated mysterious crime + an incredibly smart （and somewhat attractive） villain = lovely combo 🥰The female lead character， Frankie， reminded me a lot of myself， tho。。。 The way she plans and acts， the way she kept giving "criminal" explanations to pretty much everything to amuse herself？ YES， that's so me！The ending was hella cute， too。 A romantic happily ever after between two characters who went thru a deadly thrilling adventure？ *chef kiss* we love it 🫶🏻💝 。。。more
Sofia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this mystery！！ Had a lot of plot twists I wasn’t expecting， but it was amazing！！！A super short story， but it had me reading until 2 AM to finish this book！！
Sekhmet
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Another great Agatha Christie read。The characters are interesting and developed。 A good twist with the main characters getting on to the villan but thenthe red herring twist of believing him innocent。 Yet there are subtle cues that if you see them， then the red herring is revealed。 If you don't， the story twists its way back around to reveal the truth at the end。 Always love Agatha Christie's work！ Another great Agatha Christie read。The characters are interesting and developed。 A good twist with the main characters getting on to the villan but thenthe red herring twist of believing him innocent。 Yet there are subtle cues that if you see them， then the red herring is revealed。 If you don't， the story twists its way back around to reveal the truth at the end。 Always love Agatha Christie's work！ 。。。more
Franziska Self Fisken
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Read years ago， but this is brilliant。
Sarah Bowling
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This was my first Agatha Christie and it was exactly what I expected--a grown up， more nuanced Nancy Drew。 It did keep me guessing longer than most mysteries I've read， and I enjoyed the story as a whole。 The characters left a little to be desired， but I find that's normal in mysteries--more plot， less character development。 CC - some swearing， typical mystery violence （whacked on the head， drugged， tied up in an attic， etc。）， drug abuse （portrayed as a problem to be cured）， guns， suicide， murde This was my first Agatha Christie and it was exactly what I expected--a grown up， more nuanced Nancy Drew。 It did keep me guessing longer than most mysteries I've read， and I enjoyed the story as a whole。 The characters left a little to be desired， but I find that's normal in mysteries--more plot， less character development。 CC - some swearing， typical mystery violence （whacked on the head， drugged， tied up in an attic， etc。）， drug abuse （portrayed as a problem to be cured）， guns， suicide， murder 。。。more
Katie
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Another favorite Christie
Becca McDermott
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3。5 stars， Agatha Christie mysteries are always a cozy comfort read for me！ This was one of the better standalone mysteries I’ve read by her with plenty of clues to follow， red herrings and a nagging question that you， and our main characters， can’t help but wonder the whole way through- why didn’t they ask Evans！？
Katie
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I enjoyed this， but I think if I hadn’t seen adaptations I would have been very confused。
Sarah Piper
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s always “someone pretending to be someone else”
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions or reviews about books。 However， I can give you a brief summary of the book "¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans？" by Agatha Christie。 "¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans？" or "Why Didn't They Ask Evans？" in English， is a detective novel published in 1934 by Agatha Christie。 The novel tells the story of two friends， Bobby Jones， and his companion， Lady Frances Derwent， who accidentally discover a dying man on a cliff in the British countryside。 The man speaks his last words to Bobby， "Why didn't they ask Evans？" before he passes away。 Bobby's curiosity leads him to investigate the identity of the dead man and what he meant by those last words。 With the help of Lady Frances， Bobby uncovers a web of secrets， murder， and blackmail。 The novel is praised for its engaging plot， well-crafted characters， and witty dialogue。
tpg1
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I'm sorry， as an AI language model， I'm incapable of reading books or other physical items。 However， I can provide you with some general information about the book '¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans？'。 '¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans？' is a mystery novel written by Agatha Christie。 The book is written in Spanish and was published by Espasa Narrativa in 2018。 The story follows the protagonist， Bobby Attfield， who accidentally discovers a dying man on a cliff near his home。 The last words of the dying man "why didn't they ask Evans？" spark a curious interest in Bobby， and he embarked on an adventure to unravel the mystery behind the dying man's words。 The book has received positive reviews from readers and critics alike for its intriguing plot， well-developed characters， and suspenseful narrative。 If you're a fan of mystery novels， '¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans？' might be worth checking out。
tpg2
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