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Description

An emaciated stranger approaches Hercule Poirot, shouts a warning about "the big four" and drops dead. Who knew Poirot's inquiry into the man's odd behavior would lead to an underground laboratory, an insane asylum, and rumors of a secret weapon?

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First Sentence

I have met people who enjoy a channel crossing; men who can sit calmly in their deck-chairs and, on arrival, wait until the boat is moored, then gather their belongings together without fuss and disembark.

Series

This is book 5 in the Hercule Poirot series.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Agatha Christie (Author)
  2. Jean-Pierre Boyer
 

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