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Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot is enjoying a well-deserved holiday on Smugglers’ Island holiday resort off the coast of Devon until the strangled body of glamorous actress Arlena Stuart is found. As Poirot becomes caught up in the murder investigation he discovers that nearly all the guests have a connection to Arlena. But which of these suspects, including her family, felt strongly enough about Arlena to kill her?Year: 1941
Detective: Hercule Poirot
Location: England
Detective: Hercule Poirot
Location: England
Cast of characters
Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Japp. Also: Major Barry, Mr. Horace Blatt, Emily Brewster, Mrs. Castle, Inspector Colgate, Alice and Edward Corrigan, Rosamund Darnley, Carrie and Odell Gardener, Rev. Stephen Lane, the Marshalls: Captain Kenneth, Arlena and Linda, Gladys Narracott, Dr. Neasdon, Sergeant Phillips, Christine and Patrick Redfern, Colonel WestonPublishing history
Publishing: First published in 1941 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. Films: Adapted in 1981 by EMI starring Peter Ustinov as Hercule Poirot. TV: Adapted for TV in 2000 for LWT in England and A&E in the U.S.Notes and reviews
"She springs her secret like a land-mine" The Times Literary Supplement.Murder methods:
One Strangling.xxx