Hercule Poirot is approached by Lord Pearson, head of Poirot's bank, to find an important client of the bank. Mr Wu Ling was due to meet Lord Pearson and sell he bank a silver mine, but he never appeared. Shortly afterwards, Mr Ling's dead body is discovered, murdered, in Chinatown. Suspicion falls on Charles Lester, a business associate of Mr Ling, but Poirot is not so sure it is him. Meanwhile, Poirot' bank balance has gone into overdraft, resulting in some of his cheques bouncing. More importantly, Poirot and Hastings are engaging in a bitter, seemingly interminable game of Monopoly.
Quite intriguing, with the murderer not being obvious at all. Some nice sub-plots, especially the Monopoly game. The scene involving Scotland Yard's first radio-communicated and controlled squad cars was quite amusing too, as Japp seemed like a kid with a new toy.
Quite intriguing, with the murderer not being obvious at all. Some nice sub-plots, especially the Monopoly game. The scene involving Scotland Yard's first radio-communicated and controlled squad cars was quite amusing too, as Japp seemed like a kid with a new toy.