Evil Under the Sun

by Agatha Christie

Part of Hercule Poirot

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At an exclusive island hotel, glamorous actress Arlena Marshall attracts hostility and fascination while openly pursuing another guest’s husband. She is found strangled on an isolated beach, but the movements of holidaymakers and staff appear to give the principal suspects secure alibis.

Poirot studies sunbathing routines, clothing, tides and the emotional performances surrounding the victim. Beneath the leisurely surface of an interwar-style resort, the case explores jealousy, family vulnerability and the way a carefully arranged spectacle can persuade witnesses that they have seen more than they truly observed.