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Appointment with Death
by Agatha Christie
While vacationing in Jerusalem, world-renowned detective Hercule Poirot overhears a chilling declaration: a plan to murder a woman he suspects is the matriarch of the Boynton family. Mrs. Boynton, a bloated, tyrannical figure, holds her adult children in a state of psychological terror, ruling their lives with a malevolent eye. As the family prepares for a journey to the rose-red city of Petra, Poirot senses that a lethal confrontation is inevitable. When a body is discovered among the desert ruins, the detective must unravel a web of domestic abuse and hidden motives to identify the killer.
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- Reading time
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- File size
- 0.3 MB
- Published
- 12/2/2011
- ISBN
- 9780061738005
- Formats
- EPUB
While vacationing in Jerusalem, world-renowned detective Hercule Poirot overhears a chilling declaration: a plan to murder a woman he suspects is the matriarch of the Boynton family. Mrs. Boynton, a bloated, tyrannical figure, holds her adult children in a state of psychological terror, ruling their lives with a malevolent eye. As the family prepares for a journey to the rose-red city of Petra, Poirot senses that a lethal confrontation is inevitable. When a body is discovered among the desert ruins, the detective must unravel a web of domestic abuse and hidden motives to identify the killer.
What you'll take away
- Experience a classic Hercule Poirot mystery set against the exotic backdrop of Jerusalem and Petra.
- Explore a dark psychological study of a family suffering under a cruel, matriarchal tyrant.
- Witness Poirot's sharp intuition as he decodes the subtle signs of mental and emotional strain.
- Delve into the complex motives that drive seemingly ordinary people to contemplate the unthinkable.
- Enjoy a masterclass in suspense where every family member has a reason to want their tormentor dead.
