Agatha Christie is the most popular mystery writer of alltime. With over two billion copies of her books in print, hergenius for detective fiction is unparalleled. She is truly theone and only Queen of Crime...
“For God's sake, come!”Unfortunately, by the timeHercule Poirot received Monsieur Renauld's urgent plea,the millionaire was already dead--stabbed in the back,lying in a freshly dug grave on the golf course of hisadjoining Merlinville estate. There's no lack of suspects:his wife, whose dagger served as the weapon; hisembittered son, who would have killed for independence;and his mistress, who refused to be ignored--and each feltdeserving of the dead man's fortune. The police thinkthey've found the culprit. Poirot has his doubts. A secondmurder proves him right.
Agatha Christie is the most popular mystery writer of alltime. With over two billion copies of her books in print, hergenius for detective fiction is unparalleled. She is truly theone and only Queen of Crime...
"For God"s sake, come!" Unfortunately, by the timeHercule Poirot received Monsieur Renauld’s urgent plea,the millionaire was already dead--stabbed in the back,lying in a freshly dug grave on the golf course of hisadjoining Merlinville estate. There"s no lack of suspects:his wife, whose dagger served as the weapon; hisembittered son, who would have killed for independence;and his mistress, who refused to be ignored--and each feltdeserving of the dead man"s fortune. The police thinkthey"ve found the culprit. Poirot has his doubts. A secondmurder proves him right.
1 A Flellow Traveller
2 An Appeal for Help
3 At the ViUa Genevieve
4 The Letter Signed“Bella”
5 Mrs.Renauld’S Story
6 The Scene of the Crime
7 The Mysterious Madame Daubreuil
8 An Unexpected Meeting
9 M.Giraud Finds Some Clues
10 Gabriel Stonor
ll Jack Renauld
12 Poirot Elucidates Certain Points
13 The Girl with the Anxious Eyes
14 T1le Second Body
15 A Photograph
16 The Beroldv Case
17 We Make Further Investigations
18 Giraud Acts
19 I Use My Grey Cells
20 An Amazing Statement
21 Hercule Poirot on the Case!
22 I Find Love
23 Difficulties Ahead
24 “Save Him!”
25 An Unexpected Denouement
26 I Receive a Letter
27 Jack Renauld’s Story
28 Joumey’s End