Collins, London, 1946
COLLIER'S magazine, May 4-25 1946 as "The Outraged Heart"
Dodd Mead, New York, 1946
For Larry and Danae
With apologies for using their swimming pool as the scene of a murder
(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)
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.
Hercule Poirot, David Angkatell, Edward Angkatell, Sr Henry Angkatell, Kady Lucy Angkatell, Gerda Christow, Dr. John Christow, Zena Christow, Beryl Collins, Veronica Cray, Inspector Grange, Mr. Gudgeon, Midge Hardcastle, Elsie Patterson, Doris Saunders, Henrietta Savernake
| Henrietta Angkatell | Beryl Baxter |
| Sir Henry Angkatell, KCB | George Thorpe |
| Lady Angkatell | Jeanne de Casalis |
| Midge Harvey | Jessica Spencer |
| Gudgeon | A.J.Brown |
| Edward Angkatell | Colin Douglas |
| Doris | Patricia Jones |
| Gerda Cristow | Foan Newell |
| John Cristow, MD, FRCP | Ernest Clark |
| Veronica Craye | Dianna Foster |
| Inspector Colquhoun, CID | Martin Wyldeck |
| Detective Sergeant Penny | Shaw Taylor |