The quirk is a dead man. Christie A.

We present to your attention the book “The Fear of the Dead” by Agatha Christie

and to whom did this idea occur to the first to organize an exciting game... with an imitation of murder? It seems to be harmless entertainment: someone plays the role of a criminal, someone-a witness, someone-a detective. Ah, how intrigue! And at times it’s so terrible that the frost is already on the skin! Together with other participants, the great detective Erkul Poiro and his friend, writer Ariadne Oliver play with rapture. They play until the real murder suddenly occurs...