Tragedy at Marsdon Manor

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Summary

Genre: Murder Mystery, Detective

Format: Short Story

Location: England

Recurring Characters: Hercule Poirot

Synopsis

Elderly Mr Maltravers is found dead in a field, with his grieving wife claiming it has been natural causes. But as he recently took out life insurance, the company bring in Poirot to establish if it was suicide.

Tragedy at Marsdon Manor was published in Poirot Investigates.

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