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Agatha Christie - Poirot - Four Women and a Murder Crime Classics Superintendent Spence informs Belgian detective Hercule Poirot about the case of Mrs. McGinty, an elderly lady who was murdered by her lodger Bentley for 30 pounds that she had hidden under the floorboards. Bentley is soon to be executed for this crime. But he protests his innocence. Poirot takes over the investigation and drives to Broadhinny. There he discovers that Mrs. McGinty had worked as a cleaner in several houses, but nobody wants to talk to him and most people think Bentley is the murderer. He takes up residence in the local inn. Then a letter from Mrs. McGinty, written shortly before her death, sets everything in motion. In it, she writes about a newspaper report that tells the stories of four women who were each directly involved in crimes that had occurred some time ago. Mrs. McGinty found one of the newspaper photos very familiar. Based on the newspaper article, Poirot and Spence are now looking for villagers who match (especially in terms of age). They are looking for Lily Gamboll, who committed a murder with a butcher's knife as a child, or Eva Kane, who incited a man to murder his wife and bury her in the cellar. Another possibility is that someone is Evelyn Hope, Eva Kane's daughter. Poirot discovers the murder weapon, a sugar hammer, which hangs on the wall in his guest house for everyone to see. When he tries to lure the murderer out of hiding, he is almost pushed under a train. If you like my radio plays, I would be delighted if you subscribe and give me a thumbs up. #agatha_christie #poirot #crimeclassics