This is a disaster for the rest of the Cloades who have come to depend on him. Some of them try to approach Rosaleen for help, but are rebuffed by her brother, David Hunter. When a mysterious man comes to town who says he might know what really happened to Robert Underhay, the Cloades see a way back to their previous good fortune. When he turns up dead, Poirot takes an interest in the case.
This is classic Agatha Christie. The family featured is interesting and the plot has a lot of twists and turns. I liked all of the twists except for the last one. It took me out of the story, but that might just be the difference in attitudes over time. Christie’s descriptions really make the story come alive. Poirot doesn’t really come into the story until the middle of the book. The novel also touches on the effects of the Second World War and how times were changing.