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A visit by the sea ends in murder. This crime novel is by Agatha Christie. Lady Tressilian hosts guests for two weeks as summer ends. She is old and must often stay in bed. She has little sense of humour. Ties grow tense at her home, Gull’s Point.

Neville Strange plays tennis. He brings his wife, Kay, and his former wife, Audrey. Lady Tressilian scolds him for bringing both to her home. Her late husband had taken Neville under his wing. Someone then kills Lady Tressilian. Battle, a police officer, works to solve the crime. He has been staying with his nephew, Inspector James Leach.

The book suits fans of crime tales with clues and deceit. Fingerprints help shape the search for the truth. So do locked doors and what the servants say. Battle presses a maid he thinks is hiding facts.

Doina Topor and Lidia Gradinaru translated this edition from English. It is part of Litera's Agatha Christie series.