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Appointment with death

Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: "You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?" Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met ...

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  • "Hercule Poirot in Appointment with death"@en
  • "Blue geranium and other stories"
  • "Appointment with death"
  • "Hugh Fraser reads Appointment with death"

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  • "Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: "You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?" Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met ..."@en
  • "Hercule Poirot's vacation in the Holy Land is interrupted by death in Petra, where the lifeless body of Mrs. Boynton, a detestable English woman who cowed her family and strangers alike, is found atop the rose red cliffs."@en
  • "Nobody liked Mrs. Boynton. Not in England, and certainly not here in Jerusalem, where she was the most hated tourist in the Holy Land. Hercule Poirot is in hearty agreement. While the family insists she died of natural causes, the tiny puncture mark on her wrist says otherwise. Poirot knows many people had a motive for murder. But who is guilty?"
  • "Nobody liked Mrs. Boynton. Not in England, and certainly not here in Jerusalem, where she was the most hated tourist in the Holy Land. Hercule Poirot is in hearty agreement. While the family insists she died of natural causes, the tiny puncture mark on her wrist says otherwise. Poirot knows many people had a motive for murder. But who is guilty?"@en
  • "Hercule Poirot's vacation in the Holy Land is interrupted by death in Petra, where the lifeless body of Mrs. Boynton, a detestable English woman who cowed her family and strangers alike, is found atop the rose red cliffs. Though her family claims her heart failure was a natural event, the tiny puncture mark on her wrist is a clear sign of the fatal injection that really killed her."
  • "Hercule Poirot's vacation in the Holy Land is interrupted by death in Petra, where the lifeless body of Mrs. Boynton, a detestable English woman who cowed her family and strangers alike, is found atop the rose red cliffs. Though her family claims her heart failure was a natural event, the tiny puncture mark on her wrist is a clear sign of the fatal injection that really killed her."@en
  • "When a holiday tour of the Holy Land ends in murder, Hercule Poirot must find out who was desperate enough to kill a tyrannical mother of four."
  • "When a holiday tour of the Holy Land ends in murder, Hercule Poirot must find out who was desperate enough to kill a tyrannical mother of four."@en
  • "Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her. With only twenty-four hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed? Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met..."@en
  • "Nobody liked Mrs. Boynton. Not in England, and certainly not here in Jerusalem, where she was the most hated tourist in the Holy Land. Hercule Poirot is in hearty agreement. While the family insists she dies of natural causes, the tiny puncture mark on her wrist says otherwise."@en
  • "Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of a member of a wealthy family, a murder which he had previous knowledge of but had not attached any significance to."@en
  • "Poirot feels compelled to investigate the death of a disliked matriarch when they are both visiting the Middle East."@en
  • "Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only twenty-four hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: "You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?" Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met."@en
  • "Time-tested mystery writer Agatha Christie presents her classic 1938 novel Appointment with Death. Here, renowned detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of Mrs. Boynton, a horribly unpopular woman whose body surfaces in Jerusalem."@en
  • "Renowned detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of Mrs. Boynton, a horribly unpopular woman whose body surfaces in Jerusalem."@en
  • "A tyrannical old martinet, a mental sadist and the incarnation of evil. These were only three of the character descriptions levelled at Mrs Boynton, the matriarch who kept her family totally dependent on her. But did she really deserve to die on the excursion to beautiful Petra? Hercule Poirot is on a visit to the Middle East when he hears about the murder. He feels compelled to investigate - despite the family's request not to do so. Do they have something to hide and, if so, can they keep it hidden from this master sleuth?"@en
  • "Among the towering red cliffs of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs Boynton, a tiny puncture mark on her wrist the only sign of what has killed her. Hercule Poirot has only 24 hours to solve the mystery."

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