When lovely Arlena Marshall was found strangled at the Jolly Roger Hotel, her fellow guests at the posh English resort were shocked--but not surprised. After all, the notorious beauty had lived for passion. What was more natural than that she should die for it?

But to the keen eye of Hercule Poirot, the Belgian connoisseur of murder, the pieces of the deadly puzzle were forming a very different picture indeed!

Agatha Christie's exotic seaside mystery thriller now in an exciting new comic strip adaptation. It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun...she had been strangled. Ever since Arlena's arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent 'crime of passion' have been something more evil and premeditated altogether? Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie's books have become the best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of telling these stories - full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world's most popular and exciting mysteries.

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