Why is the dead man wearing an overcoat that is too big for him? 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. The police think they've found the cumprit. Personal avarice, illicit love affairs and a neighbour who must be too good to be true, The Murder on the Links has them all. There's no lack of suspects: his wife, whose dagger served as the weapon his embittered son, who would have killed for independence and his mistress, who refused to be ignored - and each felt deserving of the dead man's fortune. It may only be Hercule Poirot’s second outing but the great detective is already fully formed in this marvellously labyrinthine whodunnit set in a French golfing resort. Apparently, it seems that Renauld and his wife were victims of a failed break-in, resulting in Renauld's kidnapping and death. Meanwhile the millionaire's wife is found bound and gagged in her room. When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hastings ar. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body flung into a freshly dug open grave on the golf course adjoining the property. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body flung into a freshly dug open grave on the golf course adjoining the property. Read 5,578 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help. Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help.
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