Murder on the Links

Hercule Poirot receives an anxious letter from a wealthy man in France, who begs for help and fears for his life. Poirot and Hastings hurry across the Channel, only to find they are too late. The case is set around a villa beside a golf course on the Normandy coast, and it brings together a puzzling family, a mysterious past and a rival French detective who prefers different methods. The novel contrasts Poirot's patient reasoning with more showy techniques, and adds romance and a sense of fun to its tightly built puzzle.