Evil Under the Sun
by Agatha Christieliterary work· published 1941
Shop for this title via the links below.
Evil Under the Sun is a mystery novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1941 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in October of the same year. The novel features Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot, who takes a holiday in Devon. During his stay, he notices a young woman who is flirtatious and attractive, but not well liked by a number of guests. When she is murdered during his stay, he finds himself drawn into investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder.
Adaptations (2)
Evil Under the Sun has been adapted 2 times, across film and television film, from 1982 to 2001.
Evil Under the Sun1982 · film · 117 min · dir. Guy Hamilton · IMDb ↗An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
Evil Under the Sun2001 · television film · 98 min · dir. Brian Farnham · IMDb ↗IMDb8.0Poirot's rehabilitative health retreat on an island resort becomes an even more stimulating mental exercise when a flirtatious film star is found strangled on a nearby beach.
