num_pages: 188
description: In the first novel to appear since 1976, Hercule Poirot returns to bring his "little grey cells" to bear on one last case.In spring 1934, Poirot is summoned to Surrey, by England's most prominent physicist, Sir Claud Amory. Amory fears that someone in his household is attempting to steal his latest discovery, a formula critical to England's defense. Poirot, with Captain Hastings at his side, rushes to Surrey, but arrives too late. Amory has died, his formula is missing, and anyone in his country house, full of relatives and guests, could have been responsible.
language: English
title: Black Coffee
titlecomplete: Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)
characters: Hercule Poirot, Dr Graham, Arthur Hastings, Barbara Amory, Detective Chief Inspector James Japp, Edward Raynor, Caroline Amory, Tredwell, Detective Constable Johnson, Sir Claud Amory, Dr Carelli, Richard Amory, Lucia Amory
genres: Classics, British Literature, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 23014
places: Mayfair, London, England, Market Cleve (fictive), Surrey, England
series: Hercule Poirot
publisher: St. Martin's Press