Nicholetis is killed next when the police make progress in the case and the killer, Nigel, realizes she might reveal the smuggling racket to them. Patricia Lane is killed in her hostel room.Ĭelia is killed first in the story after she tells others that she would reveal more details about the person who stole the rest of the missing items. Nicholetis is killed on a street when she consumes a poison mixed drink in a local bar. She consumes her after-dinner coffee that is mixed with morphine.
This red hair belongs to Leonardo Bateson, another student in the hostel.Ĭelia is killed in her room. He places a few strands of hair into Pat’s fingers to misguide the investigators. He hits Patricia Lane with a hard paperweight that is wrapped in a cloth. Nicholetis once again by mixing poison in her drinks at a local bar. Nigel mixes morphine into coffee meant for Celia to drink after dinner. Nigel had to silence her because Celia had told everyone she would reveal who was responsible for the other missing items. She knew he was the one who cut the rucksack into pieces. Nigel kills Celia because she knew Nigel has a fake passport. Nigel also kills Miss Patricia Lane, who knew the person who took the morphine from her drawer. Nicholetis, the hostel owner, because she knew the smuggling racket run by Nigel and Valerie. Valerie is the accomplice of Nigel Chapman. But she acts so as per the directions of Valerie Hubhouse. Celia is responsible for the missing items in the hostel. They find it is a handiwork of smugglers who are taking undue advantage of innocent students. Also, they both are bewildered when they found Miss Patricia Lane is also found dead in her room.Īfter chasing down the clues and discussing the details with Inspector Sharpe, he finds that the mystery is deeper than he has initially thought. Nicholetis, is found dead on one of the streets. While he continues to investigate with Sharpe, he finds that the hostel owner, Mrs. Valerie Hubhouse, stole the diamond ring that belongs to Miss Patricia Lane. He correctly guesses that one of the students, Mrs. Everyone thinks Celia committed suicide, but Poirot thinks otherwise. They find that she consumed coffee which was mixed with morphine, a poison. The inspector interviews the students and discusses the details with Poirot.ĭuring their investigation, one of the female students, Miss Celia Austin, is found dead in her room. Poirot decides to investigate and he joins the police inspector, Sharpe. Miss Lemon asks Poirot to investigate the matter and relieve her sister. The items are not so valuable but causing annoyance to the students and everyone else. Hubbard’s students’ hostel, certain items are missing regularly.
Upon inquiring, she says she is worried about her sister, Mrs. Synopsis: Detective Hercule Poirot senses that his secretary, Miss Lemon, is not attentive while typing his dictation as she used to be.
Book Review – Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie.
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