The ABC Murders

A chilling letter arrives for Hercule Poirot, foretelling a murder in Andover. The victim? Alice Ascher, a tobacconist, killed in her shop. The only clue left behind: an ABC Railway Guide open at Andover. As Poirot and Captain Hastings delve into the case, another letter arrives, announcing a second murder, this time of Betty Barnard in Bexhill. Again, an ABC Guide is found, this time at Bexhill. The pattern quickly emerges: an alphabetical killer, striking victims whose names match the town in which they are murdered. While the police chase conventional leads, Poirot realizes the killer might be more interested in taunting him than in the victims themselves. The eccentric Belgian detective must outwit a meticulous and cold-blooded murderer, piecing together seemingly disparate clues to unmask the cunning individual behind the 'ABC Murders' before the deadly sequence reaches its horrifying conclusion.