A repugnant Amercian widow is killed during a trip to PetraâŚ
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 heâd overheard back in Jerusalem: âYou see, donât you, that sheâs got to be killed?â Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman heâd ever metâŚ