在线阅读本书 Welcome to Meadowbank, an exclusive school for privileged young ladies. A fine lot. A dangerous one, too. Two teachers have already bitten the dust. It's obvious to Hercule Poirot that someone is out to scratch Meadowbank's respectable veneer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

喜爱日光浴的阿琳娜·斯图尔特美丽的棕色身体脸朝下横陈在海滩上，但是这一次没有阳光——她被人勒死了。阿琳娜一出现，赫尔克里·波洛就在海滩的空气中嗅到了情欲的气息。但是，这个显而易见的“激情犯罪”中，也许包含着更多的邪恶和阴谋？赫尔克里·波洛探长该如何侦破这一悬案？

Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again and again.

希拉里想了结自己的生命，而贝特顿夫人的意图难以揣测，但她却死在到达目的地之前。 希拉晨受命假扮死去贝特顿夫人，开始寻找贝特顿失踪的丈夫——一位核物理学家。此时她又恢复了生存的信心。 一场伪装的空难，一串带致命放射线的珠链，一个干热沙漠腹地中的麻风村，这一系列事件使希拉里一步步迫近一桩可怕的秘密，使她刚刚点燃的生命激情消失在无边无际的恐怖之中。