Part of Hercule Poirot, book 0.17
First published 2013
Hercule Poirot enjoys a quiet evening with a doctor friend when an urgent phone call disrupts their peace. An Italian count has telephoned his physician's office in desperation, screaming for immediate help. The woman who took the call tracks down the doctor at Poirot's residence. The Belgian detective and his companion Hastings accompany the physician to the count's hotel room, but they arrive too late. The nobleman lies dead, clearly murdered. Poirot faces puzzling questions that demand answers. What drove the count to make that frantic call? What events led to his death? The detective must unravel the mystery behind the Italian's final moments and discover who silenced him forever. This case challenges Poirot to piece together the truth from the fragments of a desperate man's last plea for help.
Genres: 20th-century, adventure, mystery, crime, detective, agatha-christie
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, detective-story
Setting: Italy
Period: 20th-century
100 pages · Kindle Edition · Witness Impulse