Death in the Clouds Agatha Christie

Death in the Clouds Agatha Christie
So we join Poirot for a locked door mystery in the form of an Airplane death. We join our cast of suspects on the short flight from France to England in a small plane.
Our cast comprises of Venetia Kerr a country lady and neighbour to the Countess of Horbury taking the seat next to her, Madeline the Countesses’ maid, James Ryder owner of a cement company, Daniel Clancy murder mystery writer, Norman Gale Dentist, Jane Grey Hairdresser returning after a short holiday in France and the Dupont Father & Son duo who are archaeologists.
The victim is a French Money Lender called Madame Giselle – she was known among the elite as a discrete source of funds for those in the right circles and used blackmail as security for her loans. This meant this lady had a multitude of clients who had a strong motive for wanting her out of the way.
This lady also had one daughter who was heir to her considerable fortune who had been given to nun’s to raise as a child – but where was she now? Was this yet another motive for murder?
And then there was the murder itself – no one saw it done, there was a poison dart with the body, there was a wasp loose on the plane, the police found a blow pipe but no one saw it used. So for a change Poirot was literally on the scene when the murder occurred but still not a single one of the passengers or stewards saw it occur.

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