DETECTIVE: Hercule Poirot
ALLIES: Captain Arthur Hastings, Inspector James Japp, Chief Constable Weston
OTHER CHARACTERS: Nick Buckley, Maggie Buckley, Commander George Challenger, Frederica Rice, Jim Lazarus, Bert & Mildred Croft, Ellen & Harold Wilson, Alfred Wilson, Charles Vyse, Dr. Graham
SUMMARY: Poirot and Captain Hastings are on vacation in Cornwall. During their stay, they meet the beautiful young Nick Buckley, mistress of the mansion End House. An ominous coincidence, since she's nearly met her end at the hands of three accidents. But Poirot has doubts about the genuity of these accidents, especially when he witnesses a fourth incident that is clearly not accidental.....
NUMBER OF DEATHS: 1
METHOD OF MURDER: shooting