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| Peril at End House |
When Hercule Poirot is around, you better not mess up. Even if he on a vacation. In a wickedly ingenious tale, the Belgian detective and his friend Captain Hastings are holidaying at St Loo when they chance upon the pretty young lass Nick Buckley. Staying at a dilapidated house left by her grandfather, End House leaves an eerie feeling in Hastings mind and rightly so after Ms. Buckley reveals that she has had three life threatening accidents recently. When Poirot finds a bullet in her hat, he is alarmed at the daring fourth attempt on her life and offers to protect her from the killer no matter what. But is Nick being entirely honest with him? The mystery is full of suspense, and Christie does a great of job of shifting the blame from person to the other all throughout the story. Needless to say, the denouement is clever and to say that Poirot, the man who takes excessive pride in successfully unmasking the culprit and later explaining the events, was 'outwitted' would be an understatement. Skilfully written,
Peril at End House is Poirot's version of
A Scandal in Bohemia. That's a big hint!
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