Aiuto, Poirot! - 9788804704096

Aiuto, Poirot!: Invitato a recarsi in Francia per proteggere un uomo minacciato da un pericolo ignoto, all'arrivo Poirot scopre che il suo cliente è già stato assassinato. E scopre anche che il crimine è stato compiuto seguendo lo stesso metodo di un assassinio di molti anni prima e che l'uomo ucciso, pur amando teneramente la moglie, era legato a una donnaaffascinante ed enigmatica. L'arrogante e iperattivo ispettore Giraud ha i suoi sospetti ma, come al solito, sarà Poirot a dire l'ultima parola.
Invited to travel to France to protect a man threatened by an unknown danger, the famous Poirot at his arrival has a disheartening surprise: his client has already been assassinated by a pair of mysterious strangers. Charged with investigating the crime, Poirot discovers, along with his faithful Captain Hastings, the crime was commited by following the same method of murder committed several years earlier and that the victim, while loving tenderly the wife, was linked to a fascinating and enigmatic woman. The strange case are then implicated the son of the murdered man, a pair of acrobatic dancers and a handsome Secretary. The police, represented by arrogant and hyperactive Inspector Giraud, "human Hound", has his own suspicions but, as usual, will be Poirot to say the last word, discovering a truth long remained buried. First published in 1923, "help, Poirot!" is a loose reworking of a case that aroused much fanfare during those years in France.