Here you have your dodgy financier story. Or, when you have a high flyer who is important to the running of your economy any sex, drugs, booze or more esoteric kinks may be overlooked while they are doing the job for you.

But, being a Christie novel, you still have to have a deader - and the stakes are a bit more international in this scenario.

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This was the first Poirot novel I ever read, and I was immediately hooked. But reading it again, after having read others, it’s not among my favorites. The murder mystery becomes entangled with Christie’s ideas of shadow politics, which have always turned me off. Features Chief Inspector Japp. ( )

Another classic. The murder is intruiging. But my favourite bit is the opening as Poirot visits the dentist. Christie perfectly encapsulates the feeling of dread you get in the dentist's waiting room and the feeling of relief when its all over. ( )

From the dentist's office to the shadowy world of international finance and espionage, this Poirot novel teeters constantly on the brink of absurdity, but comes out as neatly as ever in the end. Notable for its characterization of Poirot; the intensity and depth of Christie's moral vision comes through more clearly here than in most Poirot novels. ( )

Not Christie's best, but entertaining nonetheless. I found this a very quick read, with a surprisingly deep question resting at the heart of the mystery. ( )