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When Nick Buckley, a young woman with a string of close calls—a failed car brake, a narrowly missed boulder, an almost‑crushing painting, and a bullet‑hit sun hat—finds herself under the care of Hercule Poirot, the famed Belgian detective has to patrol her safety while unraveling a mysterious crime that has not yet been carried out. Poirot and his friend Captain Hastings uncover clues in the picturesque Cornish landscape, blending suspense with Poirot’s trademark deductive reasoning.
First publish date: 1932
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Agatha Christie
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