Dumb Witness - (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

About the Book

Everyone blamed Emily Arundell's accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her. On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously, he didn't receive the letter until June 28th by which time Emily was already dead.

Book Synopsis

Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise. Now with a beautiful new series look!

Everyone blamed Emily Arundell's accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her....

On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously, he didn't receive the letter until June 28th...by which time Emily was already dead....

Review Quotes

"Novelty, intriguing character types, and ingenuity. " - New York Times
"One of Poirot's most brilliant achievements." - Glasgow Herald
"Agatha Christie's ability to devise intricate plots, coupled with her understanding of human nature--at its best and worst--have made her tales timeless." - Jan Burke, award-winning author of the Irene Kelly mysteries