Towards Zero

What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. When a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.

Year: 1944
Detective: Battle
Location: England

Cast of characters

Superintendent Battle. Also: Mary Aldin, Miss Amphrey, George Barnes, Jane Barrett, Sylvia Battle, Alice Bentham, Lord Cornelly, Allen Drake, Detective Sergeant Jones, Edward (Ted) Latimer, Dr. Lazenby, Inspector James Leach, Andrew MacWhirter, Thomas Royde, The Stranges: Audrey, Kay and Nevile, Mr. Trelawny, Lady Camilla Tressilian, Mr. Treves, Emma Wales

Publishing history

Publishing: First published in 1944 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. Stage: Adapted for the stage by Agatha Christie with Gerald Verner. The play opened at the St. James's Theatre in London in 1956.

Notes and reviews

The novel is the last of five featuring Superintendent Battle.

Murder methods:

One Blow to the Head.

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