Sad Cypress

About this book

Beautiful, young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty; Hercule Poirot is all that stands between Elinor and the gallows...First published in 1940, the title was taken from the song in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and is printed at the beginning of the novel. It was adapted for television in 2003.Crime / Ficção / Suspense e Mistério