Peril at End House

Peril at End House is the sixth Hercule Poirot novel by Agatha Christie, published in February 1932 in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company and in March 1932 in the UK by the Collins Crime Club; it also features Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp. On holiday in Cornwall, Poirot and Hastings meet the young Magdala "Nick" Buckley and her friends at her home, End House, and Poirot becomes convinced someone is trying to kill her. Despite his efforts to protect her, a murder takes place and he mounts a full investigation. The novel was well received on publication.