On holidays on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty Nick Buckley describe her recent "accidental brushes with death": first, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes of her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed.
So when Poirot finds a bullet hole in Nick's sub hat, he decides that this girl needs his help. Can he find the would-be killer before he hits his target?

As always one has to remember all the tiny hints that are thoughtfully planted throughout the plot, to trace down the murderer. this time it is really well thought through, as no shadow falls onto the real murderer until almost the end!

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