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Hercule Poirot receives a letter from French tycoon Monsieur Paul Renauld begging him to come to his Villa Genevieve in Merlinville-sur-Mer on the north coast of France as he fears his life is in danger. When Poirot and Hastings arrive at his French Villa, they find Renauld has been murdered - stabbed in the back - and left in an open pit on the golf course adjoining his property. Poirot stays to investigate. However, he has some competition from the arrogant and famous Monsieur Giraud of the Sû
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Poirot receives a brief message from wealthy M. Renauld, begging the detective to come to his home in France. Poirot, along with sidekick Hastings, arrives too late;the man has been murdered during a robbery at his home. Things only get more confused when the body of a tramp is also discovered and a beautiful neighbor turns out to be more than a friend of the dead man.
This, the third book by Christie, has an usual aspect concerning Hastings near the end. I'll say no more about that.
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This, the third book by Christie, has an usual aspect concerning Hastings near the end. I'll say no more about that.
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