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Pit Poirot against peril and you get perfection. Someone is stalking the lady of End House. She claims her only friend is a ghost. Hercule Poirot has his more earthbound theories of what's happening.
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Hercules Poirot must solve the mystery of who is trying to kill a modern young woman before any attempts succeed. Stymied by the fact that no one has an obvious motive for the girl's death, the detective finds himself challenged by a worthy opponent.
Characters edit
- Hercule Poirot: A retired Belgian detective, displaced by the war to England. He is a friend of Lieutenant Hastings. A short man, no more than five feet four inches tall, he moved with "great dignity." His head is "egg-shaped" and "he always perched it a little on one side." He has a mustache that is "stiff and military." He is particularly fastidious in regards to his appearance and is a "dandy." He walks with a limp (presumably a war wound). He is one of the most "well-celebrated" members of the Belgian police force and is in retirement at the time of the story.
- Captain Hastings: Ever-faithful companion to the great Poirot, he wondered if, at last, his old friend's powers were faltering.
- Nick Buckley: The young and restless mistress of End House, she tried to shrug off three near escapes from violent death.
- Commander George Challenger: His "old school" manner made Hastings trust him implicitly, but to Nick it made him a bore.
- Ellen: The closemouthed maid at End House, she knew more than she would say about the evil that surrounded the old Buckley estate.
- Jim Lazarus: Son of a famous art dealer, he devoted more time to women and flashy cars than to the family business.
- Charles Vyse: A pale, proper young man, he took his responsibilities seriously as Nick's cousin and lawyer.
- Bert and Millie Croft: Nick's Australian tenants, their rent money was very welcome, but their hearty friendliness was very hard to take.
- Frederica Rice: She had the face of a weary Madonna -- and a past that was devil-ridden.
- Maggie Buckley: Nick's country cousin, she was the logical one to summon to End House as a deterrent to danger.
- Inspector Japp: Of Scotland Yard. The murder wasn't his headache, but he was glad to help out his old friend Poirot.
- Michael Seton: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Whitfield
- Dr. Graham
- Matthew Seton
First Sentence edit
NO seaside town in the south of England is, I think, as attractive as St. Loo.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Majestic Hotel
2. End House
3. Accidents?
4. There Must Be Something!
5. Mr. and Mrs. Croft
6. A Call upon Mr. Vyse
7. Tragedy
8. The Fatal Shawl
9. A. to J.
10. Nick's Secret
11. The Motive
12. Ellen
13. Letters
14. The Mystery of the Missing Will
15. Strange Behavior of Frederica
16. Interview with Mr. Whitfield
17. A Box of Chocolates
18. The Face at the Window
19. Poirot Produces a Play
20. J.
21. The Person -- K.
22. The End of the Story
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 39 in Hercule Poirot. (standard series)
Preceded by The Mystery of the Blue Train, and followed by Lord Edgware Dies.
This is book 50 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by The Listerdale Mystery, and followed by Passenger to Frankfurt.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
Other Contributors:
- H. Tromp (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'Peril at End House'
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1932
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 270
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1932
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 270
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wikipedia: "Peril at End House" on Wikipedia
- Official Agatha Christie website.: "Peril at End House" on the Official Agatha Christie website.
Movie Connections edit
- Agatha Christie: Poirot - Peril at End House (IMDb): 7 January 1990 (Season 2, Episode 1)
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple: 2004 Anime adaptation. "The Mystery of End House" - Episodes 16, 17 and 18.
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