I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blase of editors, penned the following sentence: "'Hell!'" said the Duchess."
The Murder on the Links: A Hercule Poirot Mystery ~ by Agatha Christie, 1923, fiction, 288 pages
On a French golf course, a millionaire is found stabbed in the back. An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his son's overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse.
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3 comments:
At some point, I really need to go back and read more Agatha Christie books. With all the mysteries I read, I'm a bit embarrassed that I don't know her books and characters better.
I've never read this one - I might have to try this Christie!
A couple of years ago I was reading Agatha Christie books and I remember really enjoying this one!
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