Synopsis

At a garden fete, Hercule Poirot found an unsettling undercurrent to the pleasant occasion, heightened by the presence of a wasps’ nest. There he encountered the son of a long-standing acquaintance, accompanied by a striking young woman – a fashion model, he learned. A swift assessment led Poirot to the conviction that both were in peril. The ensuing mystery would involve cyanide, malfunctioning brakes, and a tangle of affections. Simultaneously, Hastings had taken up a new pastime which proved