num_pages: 233
description: Lucy Angkatell, invites Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: 'Henrietta'. In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool.Poirot's enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect - and each a victim of love.
language: English
title: The Hollow
titlecomplete: The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)
characters: Hercule Poirot, Dr John Christow, Sir Henry Angkatell, Gudgeon, Henrietta Savernake, Midge Hardcastle, David Angkatell, Veronica Cray, Gerda Christow, Lady Lucy Angkatell, Inspector Grange
genres: Classics, British Literature, Mystery, Adult, Murder Mystery, Detective, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 34015
places: Ainswick, England, London, England
series: Hercule Poirot
publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers