The Murder on the Links

by Agatha Christie

TO MY HUSBAND
A fellow enthusiast for detective stories, and to whom I am indebted for much helpful advice and criticism.

Contents

1 [A Fellow Traveller]
2 [An Appeal for Help]
3 [At the Villa Geneviève]
4 [The Letter Signed “Bella”]
5 [Mrs. Renauld’s Story]
6 [The Scene of the Crime]
7 [The Mysterious Madame Daubreuil]
8 [An Unexpected Meeting]
9 [M. Giraud Finds Some Clues]
10 [Gabriel Stonor]
11 [Jack Renauld]
12 [Poirot Elucidates Certain Points]
13 [The Girl with the Anxious Eyes]
14 [The Second Body]
15 [A Photograph]
16 [The Beroldy Case]
17 [We Make Further Investigations]
18 [Giraud Acts]
19 [I Use My Grey Cells]
20 [An Amazing Statement]
21 [Hercule Poirot on the Case!]
22 [I Find Love]
23 [Difficulties Ahead]
24 [“Save Him!”]
25 [An Unexpected Dénouement]
26 [I Receive a Letter]
27 [Jack Renauld’s Story]
28 [Journey’s End]

1
A Fellow Traveller

I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence:

“ ‘Hell!’ said the Duchess.”

Strangely enough, this tale of mine opens in much the same fashion. Only the lady who gave utterance to the exclamation was not a Duchess!