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Issue Details: First known date: 1932... 1932 Peril at End House
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'Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera, in the idyllic village of St Loo. Wandering along the terrace of the Hotel Majestic, Poirot literally falls at the feet of a pretty, dark-haired girl, and much to Hasting's delight insists that she join them for a cocktail. The girl is Nicky Buckley, last of a long line of Buckleys to live at End House, an isolated old place perched on a rocky outcrop. Nick says she is having fun staying there, despite the fact that she has had three near-fatal accidents in the past few days. Poirots ears prick up, to him that is more than concidence. And when Nick jerks away from a bee flying past that turns out to be a bullet, Poirot knows there is work ahead. The perpetrator of these 'accidents' may well be endlessly inventive and clever, but is he a match for M. Poirot?' (Source: LibrariesAustralia)

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  • Story contains Australian characters.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Collins ,
      1932 .
      Extent: 252p.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
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      Dodd, Mead ,
      1932 .
      Extent: 270p.

Works about this Work

Case of Agatha Down Under Robert Darroch , 1990 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 September 1990; (p. 80)
Case of Agatha Down Under Robert Darroch , 1990 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 September 1990; (p. 80)
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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