Poirot Loses a Client Author:Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot opened an envelope, and read death between the lines of the terrified message to him. Unfortunately, the letter had come too late. The lady who had written it was already in her grave, her bizarre will had been approved by the law, and the case was officially closed... — ...until the greatest detective of them all lifted the lid ... more »on a viper's nest of green deception and jealousy, as Poirot vowed that this time he would not be too late to stop a brilliant and baffling killer from striking again.« less