Poirot and Hastings are dining with Poirot's dentist one evening when the waitress points out an eccentric-looking man in the corner. He is Henry Gascoigne, an artist and a man of set routines. Yet he has been varying his habits of late. A few days later Poirot is at his dentist when he is informed that Mr Gascoigne died, apparently by falling down a flight of stairs at his house. For Poirot, the change of habits and sudden death seem too coincidental and he starts looking into Gascoigne's death, suspecting it was murder.
Quite intriguing. The murderer is not obvious until the end (though a process of elimination sort of gets there before then). A few good red herrings and twists too.
Some good by-play between Hastings and Poirot involving cricket (Hastings was due to move on from cars...) and the usual English vs continental food banter.
Quite intriguing. The murderer is not obvious until the end (though a process of elimination sort of gets there before then). A few good red herrings and twists too.
Some good by-play between Hastings and Poirot involving cricket (Hastings was due to move on from cars...) and the usual English vs continental food banter.