El Testigo Mudo / Dumb Witness - by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

About the Book

"Miss Arundell is a wealthy old spinster whom her nephews wish to see dead so they can relieve themselves of their financial worries. When he has an accident when he falls down the stairs, everyone blames it on the rubber ball left by Bob, his dog. But the old woman is distrustful, and thinks that they have tried to murder her. On April 17 he writes a letter to Poirot requesting his help, but he does not receive it, mysteriously, until June 28th, Miss Arundell has been murdered, and the only witness to the crime is Bob, her beloved pet."--

Book Synopsis

Un crimen casi perfecto que solo Poirot puede resolver.

La señorita Arundell es una acaudalada anciana solterona a quien sus sobrinos desean ver muerta para;poder desahogarse de sus apremios económicos. Cuando sufre un accidente al caer por las escaleras, todos lo achacan a la pelotita de goma dejada por Bob, su perro. Pero la anciana desconfía, y piensa que han tratado de asesinarla. El 17 de abril escribe una carta a Poirot solicitando su ayuda, pero este no la recibe, misteriosamente, hasta el 28 de junio. Para ese entonces, la señorita Arundell ha sido asesinada, y el único testigo del crimen es Bob, su querida mascota.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

In Agatha Christie's Dumb Witness, 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.

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....