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Two Poisonings.
One Hit-and-Run.
One Throat Cut.
The Big Four
Alone, each was formidable. Together, they were virtually invincible. The Big Four: a brilliant Chinese man, an American millionaire, a French scientist and an elusive master of disguise - a criminal conspiracy with diabolical designs. Even Hercule Poirot is shocked as he follows a trail of horrific murders in what could very well prove to be his final case...Year: 1927
Detective: Hercule Poirot
Location: England
Detective: Hercule Poirot
Location: England
Cast of characters
Hercule Poirot, Captain Arthur Hastings, Chief Inspector Japp. Also: Joseph Aarons, Betsy Andrews, Colonel Appleby, Sydney Crowther, Claud Darrell, Monsieur Des-Jardeaux, Robert Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Halliday, John Ingles, Captain Kent, Li Chang Yen, Miss Martin, Mr. Mayerling, Mr. Mcneil, Inspector Meadows, Flossie Monro, Madame Olivier, Mabel Palmer, Mr. Paynter, Mrs. Pearson, Achille Poirot, Dr. Ridgeway, Countess Vera Rossakoff, Abe Ryland, Dr. Teeves, Mr. and Mrs. Templeton, Jonathan Whalley, Gilmour WilsonPublishing history
Publishing: The novel was published in 1927 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. The novel has not been adapted for stage or screen.Notes and reviews
The novel contains two surprises, an appearance by the hitherto unknown Achille Poirot and a romantic interest for Hercule Poirot. At the end of the book Poirot announces his intention to retire and maybe to grow vegetable marrows. This might then be presumed to have predated Poirot's case "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" in which he is retired and attempting to grow his marrows.Murder methods:
One Electrocution.Two Poisonings.
One Hit-and-Run.
One Throat Cut.