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The Under Dog by Agatha Christie
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The Under Dog (edition 2011)

by Agatha Christie

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Pretty Lily Margrave is not convinced that Hercule Poirot is needed in the matter of Sir Atwell’s murder. At the request of her employer, Lady Atwell, she has already recounted what happened ten days ago in the Tower Room, and the victim’s nephew has been charged with the murder. Nevertheless, Lady Atwell brings Poirot up to the great house, Mon Repos, to see if he can find out anything. While at first the family is struck by Poirot’s ardent endeavor to uncover what befell Sir Atwell, his insistence on looking into every nook and cranny becomes too much for some to bear. A scrap of material, the contents of a tiny box, and his singular ingenuity lead the detective to uncover who is behind this violent act.… (more)
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Title:The Under Dog
Authors:Agatha Christie
Info:HarperCollins (2011), Edition: ePub ed, Kindle Edition, 40 pages
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Rating:****
Tags:mystery, short story

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The Under Dog [short story] by Agatha Christie

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Lily Margrave smoothed her gloves out on her knee with a nervous gesture, and darted a glance at the occupant of the big chair opposite her.
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Pretty Lily Margrave is not convinced that Hercule Poirot is needed in the matter of Sir Atwell’s murder. At the request of her employer, Lady Atwell, she has already recounted what happened ten days ago in the Tower Room, and the victim’s nephew has been charged with the murder. Nevertheless, Lady Atwell brings Poirot up to the great house, Mon Repos, to see if he can find out anything. While at first the family is struck by Poirot’s ardent endeavor to uncover what befell Sir Atwell, his insistence on looking into every nook and cranny becomes too much for some to bear. A scrap of material, the contents of a tiny box, and his singular ingenuity lead the detective to uncover who is behind this violent act.

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Sir Reuben Astwell was murdered, and his nephew Charles Leverson has been arrested. But Lady Astwell is convinced that he is innocent and the culprit is her husband's secretary, Owen Trefusis is guilty, and she sends her companion Lily Margrave to ask Hercule Poirot to investigate. But who, is this household of forceful personalities is really guilty?

In: Agatha Christie, The under dog and other stories, (New York : Bantam Books, 1988, c. 1926) pp. 1-64. (various reprintings)
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