Poirot's Evil Under The Sun

If ‘Evil Under the Sun’ had occurred in this era, a lot of changes would be needed. Many of the clues the murderers placed to mislead to police would have brought them to justice instead. Equipped with the technology we have today, many past cases that seemed impossible then are easily solved now and the same applies to this mystery. In this era, one of the most useful tools we have is the internet. The internet would make solving the murder ten times faster and easier as well. Poirot could easily have googled ‘local strangulations’ and found all the information he needed; furthermore, along with the article there would be pictures of Edward Corrigan and Alice Deverill, also known as Patrick and Christine Redfern respectively. However, while the internet does have its pros, it also

Hercule Poirot was widely known for his detective work due to the stories of the mysteries he solved in the newspapers but in this era, most people don’t care much about murders. The news stories nowadays often involve either politics or celebrity scandals. Since they wouldn’t write about Poirot, he would not achieve and therefore, would not have permission from the police to conduct his own private investigation. Without the protagonist, the story would drastically change and the murder might have gone unsolved like Patrick and Christine’s previous murder.

By changing the story’s setting to the 21st century, we are also altering many key elements of the story. Although all our new technology gives us an edge in crime fighting, it doesn’t necessarily make the story more interesting but in fact worsens the plot as many important factors to the murder are removed: the protagonist, multiple suspects, privacy, and the setting. The era which ‘Evil Under the Sun’ is set in is perfect as the technology was not too advanced to make the story boring but not too primitive to make the mystery unsolvable