Poirot probes the stabbing murder of a millionaire found in a grave beside a golf course, with his wife bound and gagged nearby.
Poirot probes the stabbing murder of a millionaire found in a grave beside a golf course, with his wife bound and gagged nearby.
Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with a urgent cry for help. Upon his arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who penned the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body flung into a freshly dug open grave on the golf course adjoining the property. Meanwhile the millionaire's wife is found bound and gagged in her room. Apparently, it seems that Renauld and his wife were vic...
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Infidelity, mistress subplot, and mild romantic attraction; no explicit scenes
Stabbing murders and discovered corpses; mild blood and injury depiction
Occasional mild period-era cursing
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No magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
Period-typical sexism and gender discrimination
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Victim bound and gagged; toxic relationships; grief over parental death
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