AC - TAKEN AT THE FLOOD Paperback

Agatha Christie's "Taken at the Flood" (also published as "There Is a Tide...") is a classic Hercule Poirot mystery set in the aftermath of World War II. The story begins with the sudden death of the wealthy Gordon Cloade in a London Blitz bombing, leaving his fortune entirely to his attractive young widow, Rosaleen, a mere few weeks after their marriage. This unexpected inheritance devastates the Cloade family, who had expected to share in his wealth. Soon after, Hercule Poirot is approached by Gordon's sister-in-law, who has been "warned by spirits" that Rosaleen's first husband, Robert Underhay, is still alive, which would invalidate her claim to the Cloade fortune. As Poirot investigates, he uncovers a complex web of familial desperation, veiled motives, and a series of suspicious events, including a puzzling death, forcing him to sift through secrets, lies, and the murky waters of human greed to expose the truth and solve the perplexing case.