First published 2016
Beloved children's author Lady Athelinda Playford stuns her lawyer with a surprise: she's cutting off her two children and leaving her fortune to a stranger who has only weeks to live. As guests arrive at her Irish mansion, Hercule Poirot and Inspector Catchpool wonder if Lady Playford expects a murder. But when the crime is committed, the victim's identity makes no sense at all. This classic mystery from the acclaimed author of The Monogram Murders pits Poirot's renowned detective skills against a cunning killer's deception.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
464 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Large Print