The Hollow

The Hollow
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s ingenious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: ‘Henrietta’. In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool.Poirot’s enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect – and each a victim of love.

The Hollow

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Source ISBN: 9780008129583

Ebook Edition © September 2015 ISBN: 9780007422395

Version: 2017-04-12

For

LARRY and DANAE

With apologies for using their swimming pool as the scene of a murder

Contents

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