This is one of the books from my list of books first published the year I was born. It is Agatha Christies 29th Hercule Poirot story. In this book Hercule Poirot is somewhat retired only acting as a consultant. In fact the whole scenario plays out and he comes in about midway through the book.
The cast of characters include, a headmistress at Meadowbank, an all girls school. She has a friend who helped develop the school and make it a high rated school, they are Miss Bulstrode and Miss Chadwick. Remember woman teachers are not to be married. Then there are the other mistresses of the school teaching various subjects and the girls themselves. Each their own precocious selves.
But that is not the only place, we travel to another place called Ramat, where there is about to be an overthrow of the government. A british escort to the Prince of Ramat is about to receive a package from Prince Ali Yusuf to secret away from the country. Our escort, Bob Rawlison just happens to have family in the area and he hides it discretely away in their things.
So with the revolution about to start British people are asked to leave, others are sabatoged and the whole mess lands in Meadowbank unbeknowst to any of the mistresses. Two deaths later and in comes Hercule Poirot, having been asked by an unlikely person to intervene.
Lovely twists and turns, felt like I could not put the book down and I figured out the culprit or culprits pretty easily. Especially, when the phrase "cat among the pigeons" was said on multiple occasions.
Good book, to while away the hours.
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