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While driving through the misty lanes of Wales, Michael Starkwedder crashes and stumbles upon an isolated house where he meets Laura Warwick. She stands beside her wheelchair‑bound husband's dead body, a revolver in hand, and confesses to the murder. Yet, an unexpected guest suggests they devise a cover story. The plot deepens as doubts arise: was Laura truly guilty, or is she protecting someone else—perhaps Richard’s mentally disabled half‑brother, a lover, or the father of a boy Richard may have accidentally killed? The house and its residents become a labyrinth of suspects, driving the mystery toward unexpected twists.
First publish date: 1958
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Agatha Christie
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