Peril at End House
SYNOPSIS
It's the English summer time, Poirot and Hastings are in Cornwall when they meet the intriguing Nick Buckley. They soon discover that she has in fact has three near misses with death putting Poirot on high alert - he soon realises there are plenty of suspects who could want Nick out of the way so sets to work trying to save this charming young lady.
poirot
Poirot 5th appearance in the novels of Agatha Christie
when to read
Set in August in the English summer - enjoy in the garden with a cool glass of lemonade. This novel containd particular references to earlier works so to avoid spoilers, read the following first:
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mystery of the Blue Train
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (minor reference only and not a spoiler )
murder mystery
Murder mystery with some 'dope taking' thrown in for good masure.
cornwall
Set in beautiful Cornwall on the English coast.
Publishing info
1932 - this is the 12th novel by Agatha Christie
overall rating
On Screen
Watching Agatha Christie
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie was filmed as part of the ITV feature length episodes and is Season 2 episodes 1 ad 2 starring David Suchet.
Peril at End House Character List
| Bert Croft | Australian renting the lodge at End House, married to Molly |
| Captain Arthur Hastings | Poirot’s friend |
| Charles Vyse | Solicitor and cousin of Nick Buckley |
| Chief Inspector James Japp | Scotland Yard detective |
| Colonol Weston | Chief Constable of Cornwall |
| Commander George Challenger | Friend of Nick Buckley |
| Dr Graham | Local Doctor |
| Dr MacAllister | Commander Challenger’s uncle with a practice on Harley Street in London |
| Ellen Wilson | Housekeeper at End House, married to the gardner |
| Frederica Rice | Nick’s best friend |
| Hood | Porter at the nursing home whom Poirot interviews |
| Jim Lazarus | Art dealer |
| Maggie Buckley | Nick’s cousin who comes to visit |
| Michael Seton | Wealthy adventurer and pilot who goes missing |
| Mildren ‘Molly’ Croft | Australian renting the lodge at End House, married to Bert |
| Nick’ Buckley | Young mistress of End House |
| William Wilson | Gardner at End House and Ellen’s husband |
SPOILERS BELOW!
Maggie Buckley, Nick’s cousin.
It was Nick!
Sharing the same name as Maggie, she hoped to pretend that she was the real fiance of the missing Michael Seton to inherit his fortune.
Maggie is shot.
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