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Clarissa is the wife of a diplomat and is adept at spinning tales of adventure, but when a murder takes place in her drawing room she finds live drama much harder to cope with. Desperate to dispose of the body before her husband arrives with an important politician, she enlists the help of her guests. They are interrupted by the arrival of wry Inspector Lord.
 

This was Agatha Christie’s second of her many murder mysteries and the second longest running surpassed only by The Mousetrap. It is a conscious parody of the detective thriller, and delivers Christie’s unique blend of suspense and humour. There is tension and laughter in equal parts in an intricate plot of murder, police, drug addicts, hidden doorways and secret drawers.