A mysteriously destroyed will, a shattered coffee cup,a splash of candle-grease, an old envelope, a newly Planted bed of begonias…
Such were the seemingly unlinked details surrounding the murder of wealthy Mrs Inglethorp, mistress of Styles Court.
Small matters to most, but intriguing enough to feed the curiosity of Monsieur Hercule Poirot as, with the thoroughness which has since become legendary, the methodical little Belgian detective began his first – and perhaps most fascinating – Christie assignment.
