5/5/2023 0 Comments Agatha christie towards zero![]() The obsessive need for revenge takes center stage in this book. Superintendent Battle does, however, make reference to Hercule Poirot while he investigating the murder of Lady Tressilian, noting Poirot’s attention to detail and its usefulness in crime solving. Superintendent Battle wasn’t one of Christie’s favorite creations, apparently, since she only wrote 5 books with him, but to my mind, they are five of the most enjoyable! He does exist within the same universe as Hercule Poirot, as he appears with Poirot, Colonel Race and Ariadne Oliver in Cards on the Table, although none of them appear in this book. ![]() ![]() This is the fifth, and last, of the Superintendent Battle interconnected mysteries. As Superintendent Battle discovers, it is all part of a carefully laid plan - for murder But when a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. To the casual observer, apparently nothing. What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player?
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