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Emily Arundell falls down the stairs and almost dies. All blame Bob, her playful terrier, but she has doubts. The rich older woman thinks about how her dog acts. She weighs this against what took place. She starts to think a relative tried to kill her.

She writes to Hercule Poirot to ask for help. She wants to keep her family's good name safe. Her letter reaches him two months late. Poirot still sets out to grant her last wish.

Agatha Christie’s crime novel explores doubts about kin and a fall. Was it an accident? Liviu Radu translated this edition from English into Romanian.