I was desperate to increase my "Book count" for this year and it had been some time since I lread Christie. So a long journey from Bangalore to Delhi was a nice excuse.
The story is about three girls sharing a flat, one an efficient secretary, second an artist and the third girl barge into Poirot's drawing room saying she "might" have committed a murder and disappears. Now it is upto Poirot to find more about this third girl. Has she committed any murder? If yes, who is the victim? And more importantly, where is she now?
Another important presence in the book is that of Ariadne Oliver, Christie's alter-ego. But the story is a bit dull as there is no known crime committed until late in the story. Even the end looks a bit unrealistic.
Not one of Christie's worst, not one of her best either. 2.5 out of 5.
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