Alternate cover edition can e found here.<br/><br/>This is the Christie that started it all--the sublime introduction of her master sleuth, Hercule Poirot, here investigating the mysterious death of a wealthy heiress found murdered behind the locked doors of her boudoir.<br/><br/>Hercule Poirot: The first investigation.<br/><br/>Agatha Christie: The first lady of crime.<br/><br/>A woman utters the name of her late husband as she lays dying. Why? It'll take a master detective to answer that question. Introducing Hercule Poirot.