"She springs her secret like a land mine. "Hercule Poirot will live on forever because, like Chaplin's Little Tramp (that other immortal in moustache and bowler hat) he has the ability to solve the problems of the world." - Alan Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce novels But it is Rosamund Darnley whom he admires more. But Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent "crime of passion" conceals something much more evil. When Arlena Marshall arrives on the island even Hercule Poirot appreciates her beauty. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her, including Arlena's new husband. But strangely, there was no sun and Arlena was not sunbathing.she had been strangled.Įver since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. The beautiful bronzed body of Arlena Stuart lay face down on the beach. In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the fastidious sleuth is on the trail of the killer of a sun-bronzed beauty whose death brings some rather shocking secrets into the light. About the Book When a shrewish stage star is found strangled at a posh island resort, detective Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate. The actors on this list are ranked according to MUBI users rating.
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