
A repugnant Amercian widow is killed during a trip to Petra Among the towering red cliffs of Petra like some monstrous swollen Buddha sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem You see don't you that she's got to be killed?' Mrs Boynton was indeed the most detestable woman he'd ever met