Sad Cypress

When charismatic Colonel Protheroe is found dead in his garden, gentle Elinor Carlisle is accused of poisoning the man she loved. Haunted by a series of cryptic letters and conflicting alibis, Hercule Poirot arrives to untangle the emotional web of jealousy and betrayal. As Poirot’s “little grey cells” sift through witness testimonies—from furtive servants to close friends—he uncovers secrets that lie far deeper than a simple crime of passion. Every clue, from a misplaced diary entry to a hidden vial of laudanum, brings him closer to an unsettling truth about love and remorse. In Sad Cypress, Agatha Christie delivers a poignant thriller where the stakes are as much about the heart as they are about justice.