The Missing Will
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- First published
- 1924
- Pages
- 12Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 3 of 10
A little about the story
Violet Marsh’s eccentric uncle has left her a strange challenge. His will gives her one year to prove her intelligence by finding a hidden second will. Otherwise his fortune goes elsewhere.
She asks Hercule Poirot to help. It’s a short, neat Poirot puzzle by Agatha Christie, quick to read and fun to try to solve.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- Hercule Poirot
- short puzzles
- quick reads
Maybe not if you want a long novel.
Where to start
A standalone story. For Poirot's first case, read The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
Things You May Not Know About The Missing Will
- A Poirot short story. It first appeared in The Sketch magazine in 1924.
- A battle of wits. The will is a test set by a man who thought women shouldn’t be educated.
- Very short. It’s around 12 pages long.
- Collected later. It was included in the collection Poirot Investigates in the US edition.
About this edition
Read the Project Gutenberg source record for edition details. The Freebookia PDF has 12 pages. The EPUB adjusts to your reading settings.
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