Super-sleuth Hercule Poirot is summoned to Merlinville-sur-Mer, France, by the cryptic call of a Mr. Renauld, fearing for his life and desperate for help. By the time Poirot arrives, however, it's too late: Renauld has been murdered, stabbed in the back with a letter opener, his body left in a freshly-dug grave near a local golf course. For Poirot, the case has only begun: a corpse buried wearing an ill-fitting jacket with a hidden love letter; a neighbour making large, mysterious deposits into her bank account; and a will, recently changed to leave Renauld's son with nothing, all clues that suggest there may be more to this murder than anyone will admit.

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