The novel features her novelist detective Ariadne Oliver as a minor character, and reflects in tone the supernatural novels of Dennis Wheatley who was then at the height of his popularity.
Novel tersebut menampilkan detektif novelisnya Ariadne Oliver sebagai karakter kecil, dan merefleksikan nada dalam novel-novel supranatural Dennis Wheatley yang saat itu berada di puncak ketenarannya.