Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie (1923)

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Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is summoned to France after receiving a distressing letter with an urgent cry for help. Upon arrival in Merlinville-sur-Mer, the investigator finds the man who wrote the letter, the South American millionaire Monsieur Renauld, stabbed to death and his body dumped in a freshly dug open grave on the golf course adjacent to the property. Meanwhile, the millionaire's wife appears bound and gagged in his room. Apparently, it appears that Renauld and his wife were victims of a botched robbery, which resulted in Renauld's kidnapping and death.
There is no shortage of suspects: his wife, whose dagger served as a weapon; his bitter son, who would have killed for independence; and his lover, who refused to be ignored and each felt worthy of the dead man's fortune. The police believe they have found the culprit. But Poirot has his doubts. Why is the dead man wearing a coat that is too big for him? And who was the passionate love letter in his pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case takes a turn with the discovery of a second corpse murdered in an identical way...
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Source title: Le crime du golf (French edition)