 Dust-jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | October 1956 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 216 |
| Preceded by | Hickory Dickory Dock |
| Followed by | Cat Among the Pigeons |
Dead Man's Folly is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in October 1956[1] and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 5 November of the same year.[2] The US edition retailed at $2.95[1] and the UK edition at twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6).[2] It features Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver.
- ^ a b "American Tribute to Agatha Christie". Home.insightbb.com. 20 July 1956. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ a b Chris Peers; Ralph Spurrier & Jamie Sturgeon (March 1999). Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions (Second ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 15.