It was intended to be a pleasant weekend gathering at the Hollow. That was before it became the scene of a murder. Sir Henry and Lady Angkatell had, of course, invited Midge Hardcastle, and Henrietta Savernake who was such a talented sculptor. John Cristow and his wife Gerda were coming. John was an exceptional doctor, but Gerda was a bit slow and didn't really seem to fit in with the others. Edward Angkatell was coming; he was the heir to the Angkatell estate and a bachelor. On Saturday evening, Veronica Cray, a movie actress, who was renting a nearby cottage, dropped in to borrow some matches, and to say hello to her former lover, John Cristow. On Sunday, they were going to have lunch with the Belgium detective who was renting the cottage nearby for the summer.
On Sunday morning, John Cristow was found dying from a gun shot wound by the edge of the pool, and his wife Gerda was standing over him with a revolver in her hand. Hercule Poirot, who had come for lunch, arrived in time to see this scene, and, of course, took an immediate interest in the happenings. The police, of course, were called in and investigations showed that the gun that Gerda was holding was not the gun which was used to murder John. Everyone who was there was questioned and an extensive search for the murder weapon was conducted. Poirot finally determined who was the killer in a rather surprising conclusion. This book was published in 1946 under the original title of the Hollow.
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