Peril at End House
by Agatha Christieliterary work· published 1932
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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Peril at End House;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.Nick is an unusual name for a pretty young woman. And Nick Buckley has been leading an unusual life of late. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car fail. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder misses her by inches. Safe in bed, she is almost crushed by a painting. Upon discovering a bullet hole in Nick’s sun hat, Hercule Poirot (who had come to Cornwall for a simple holiday with his friend Captain Hastings) decides that the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet.Times Literary Supplement: 'Ingenious.'
Adaptations (3)
Peril at End House has been adapted 3 times, across television film and film, from 1981 to 1990. The most recent is Peril at the End House (1990).
Peril at End House1981 · television film · 140 min · IMDb ↗IMDb5.7Adaptation of the Hercule Poirot-novel "Peril at End House". While enjoying a vacation at an exclusive resort on the Cornish coast, Poirot and Hastings meet a beautiful young heiress, who confides to them that she has recently survived several events that might have taken her life.
Peril at End House1989 · film · 102 min · dir. Vadim Derbenyov · IMDb ↗IMDb6.1A classic mystery story based on the famous novel by Agatha Christie.
