This is the only Christie novel to be published in the US before coming to the UK. It was a near champion in terms of reviews, both positive and negative.

A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, wealthy Gordon Cloud tragically dies without having time to make a will. Was it a coincidence or a diabolical plan? A brutal, cunning, and intriguing battle for the inheritance between the young widow and the millionaire's relatives begins. The great detective Hercule Poirot is drawn into the maelstrom of events, and, thanks to his genius, he manages to find the answer to the most difficult question...