Taken at the Flood

Synopsis

In this exclusive authorized edition from the queen of mystery, the indefatigable hercule poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman. A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, gordon cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the london blitz. Overnight, the former mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the cloade family fortune. Shortly afterward, hercule poirot receives a visit from the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by “spirits” that mrs. Underhay’s first husband is still alive.