Peril at End house by Agatha Christie

Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
We join Hastings and Poirot at the sea side where while sitting sipping cocktails on the terrace they meet a young lady called Nick. When it seems that she has a pot shot taken at her it comes out that she has had various accidents – a large picture nearly falling on her and the brakes of her car failing to respond. Poirot and Hastings concerned for the ladies safety decide to become involved.
Nick has a variety of people staying at her family home as well as renting her lodge house to a pair of Australians – non of which seem to have a motive for murder but who knows what is beneath the surface. Nick at Poirot’s urging asks her to invite her cousin Maggie to stay and provide extra deterrent and support – however at the fireworks display on Fireworks night Maggie is shot.
It seems on the face of it that Nick is the target and Maggie is the unfortunate casualty – but is she? And what motive? And where is the gun?
There is also Nick’s best friend Freddie Rice who has an unstable drug addicted husband, her potential lover Jim Lazaus, Nick’s potential fiancé Commander Challenger and Nick’s cousin Charles Vyse – but does he want to marry Nick or inherit the estate?

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