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The Murder on The Links

Agatha Christie

Ages 10–16

Readers rate it 3.6 (418 on Hardcover)

304 pages · Released Sep 3, 1997

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The Murder on the Links is a classic Agatha Christie mystery featuring detective Hercule Poirot solving a sophisticated murder case. The violence is not graphic—deaths are central to the plot but not depicted with gore or brutality. The story rewards logical thinking, careful observation, and pursuing truth despite pressure, making it appropriate for curious middle-grade readers and up who enjoy mystery puzzles.

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Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body flung into a freshly dug o... Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body flung into a freshly dug open grave on the golf course adjoining the property. Meanwhile the millionaire's wife is found bound and gagged in her room. Apparently, it seems that Renauld and his wife were victims of a failed break-in, resulting in Renauld's kidnapping and death. There's no lack of suspects: his wife, whose dagger served as the weapon; his embittered son, who would have killed for independence; and his mistress, who refused to be ignored - and each felt deserving of the dead man's fortune. The police think they've found the cumprit. But Poirot has his doubts. Why is the dead man wearing an overcoat that is too big for him? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse...

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ISBN 9780002321365 · HarperCollins

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