The Murder on the Links

The Murder on the Links is a mystery novel written by Agatha Christie and first published in 1923.

Captain Hastings is staying with Poirot when an urgent letter arrives from Paul Renauld, a wealthy client living in France.

Renauld requests Poirot’s immediate help, saying that his life is in danger and that he cannot explain the situation in writing.

By the time Poirot and Hastings arrive, Renauld has been stabbed, and his body has been found in a shallow grave beside the golf course.

The Murder on the Links is the second novel in Christie’s Hercule Poirot series.

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