Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she hadled an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakeson her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed herby inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed. Upondiscovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, Hercule Poirot decides thegirl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel themystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet.