Part of Hercule Poirot, book 0.32
First published 2013
Hercule Poirot receives an urgent summons to meet a client who insists the detective take a particular train. When Poirot arrives at his destination, he discovers his would-be client has died under suspicious circumstances. The official verdict points to suicide, but a shattered mirror at the scene troubles the meticulous Belgian detective. The physical evidence suggests something far more sinister than self-inflicted death. Poirot faces a classic puzzle that seems impossible to solve. The death occurred inside a room that was sealed from within, leaving no apparent way for a murderer to escape. Yet Poirot's instincts tell him that someone orchestrated this crime with deliberate precision. He must unravel the mystery of how a killer could commit murder in a space with no exit, using only his psychological insight and methodical examination of the facts.
Genres: 20th-century, mystery, thriller, detective
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: impossible-crime, meticulous-detective
100 pages · Kindle Edition · Witness Impulse