First published 1996
Crime spreads across the globe in this collection of twenty mystery stories. Hercule Poirot reconstructs deadly schemes amid Egyptian sands while Inspector Wexford unravels English murders born of greed and desire. Private investigator Joe Canieli works cases in Tahiti's tropical heat. Detective Sergeant Vincente Lopez tracks killers through Mexico for the State Police. These detectives and others pursue justice from Tokyo's crowded streets to the desert Southwest, from San Juan's neighborhoods to Nairobi's districts. The cases span nearly a century and feature victims from every walk of life. Politicians fall alongside aristocrats. Prostitutes die next to wanderers. Each story places readers in a different corner of the world where death strikes without warning. The collection proves that murder crosses all borders and cultures, following humanity wherever it settles.
Genres: short-stories, mystery, crime
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-detective, multiple-pov
Setting: Egypt, England, Tahiti, Mexico, Tokyo, Southwest, San Juan, Nairobi
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
323 pages · Hardcover · Carroll & Graf Pub
Content warnings: murder, violence