Book info

• Title Peril at End House
• Author Agatha Christie
• Year 1932
• Genre Mystery

Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick’s sun hat, Hercule Poirot decides the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn’t been committed. Yet.

Thoughts

This is a great Poirot mystery! I’d not heard of it before, but our hero is on holiday and stumbles across a woman who appears to have dodged several attempts on her life. Obviously Poirot, and our narrator Hastings, have to investigate and I don’t know why but I just really got into this one. With the missing pilot, the friend who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, confusion over wills and a threatening box of chocolates, I just found it all very entertaining.

Rating: 5 / 5