FULL LENGTH: Adapted from the novel by the same name, written by Agatha Christie in 1923.
Christie's most famous detective, Hercule Poirot receives an urgent letter from Paul Renauld, summoning him to France. When he arrives, Poirot and his companion Hastings find that they were too late to save M. Renauld, as he now lies dead, face down in a grave on the edge of the golf course he was building. Soon, the story circulates that he was taken in the middle of the night by masked foreigners after a "secret" But certain facts do not add up. Why is his overcoat too long? Who wrote the love letter found in his pocket? Why is the broken watch running two hours fast? The case is further complicated by the discovery of another body, which has apparently been stabbed in an impossible way. All the while, Poirot must participate in a tête-à-tête with a rival, Inspector Giraud, who sees the case completely differently and refuses to cooperate. Hastings, meanwhile, has fallen in love with a girl who refuses to give her name. This fantastic story, beautifully crafted by Agatha Christie, has been faithfully and cleverly adapted to the stage for the first time. Script freely available upon request.

Review of the Original Work

"A capital story, cleverly designed, briskly told." - Bookman

"Mrs Christie has a surprising gift of keeping the reader's tension unslacked, of heaping excitement on excitement, and of always having a surprise up her sleeve." – Daily Mail.

"A clinking yarn, most ingeniously contrived and skilfully evolved… there is not a superfluous word or a dull one from start to finish… the very best of this sort of fiction." – Winnifred Blatchford in The Clarion.