A classic detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. The story takes place at a country estate where a charity fête is being organized. Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver is helping plan a mock murder hunt, but she becomes uneasy and suspects that something genuinely sinister is about to occur.

Her fears prove justified when a young woman is found murdered during the event. Poirot is called in to investigate, uncovering hidden motives, deception, and long-buried secrets beneath the seemingly idyllic setting.