Part of Hercule Poirot, book 29
First published 1981
When a frail widow is found dead, the obvious suspect is her lodger who's now on the run. But the case isn't as open-and-shut as it seems. Poirot, drawn out of retirement, must unravel a tangle of lies and motives to prevent an innocent man from hanging. As he digs deeper, the sleuth discovers there's more to this small-town murder than meets the eye - and more danger than anyone imagined.
Genres: 20th-century, suspense, mystery, crime, detective, mystery-thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, unreliable-narrator
Setting: England
272 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks