Author: Agatha Christie
Poirot is intrigued when a couple he meets at a party brag about an apartment they just rented for next to nothing in a prime area of London. How did this couple get a flat in Montagu Mansions, a very fashionable district, for £80 a year when comparable apartments let for at least £350? Poirot knows the reason must be something other than luck and puts his little grey cells to the task!
I enjoyed this story! It is short, but entertaining. I had to suspend reality just a little bit as it seemed a bit far fetched...a little too grandiose a plan.... to seem realistic in any way. But......many golden age mysteries are far fetched and melodramatic. What's not to like? Enjoyable short read!
The long-running television show, Agatha Christie's Poirot, adapted this story in its second season (Episode 8). Great episode!
On to the next story: The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge!
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