Publisher's Synopsis
Una bella actriz. Un lord déspota.
¿Un divorcio que acaba en asesinato?
Hércules Poirot y su fiel amigo, el capitán Hastings, reciben un encargo inusual de una bella actriz, Jane Wilkinson. Casada con el déspota aristócrata inglés lord Edgware, éste se niega a concederle el divorcio, de ahì que requiera la ayuda del célebre investigador belga. Sin embargo, para sorpresa de Poirot, el aristócrata afirma que hace ya tiempo envió una carta a su esposa aceptando su demanda.
La alegrìa de la actriz al conocer la noticia es inmensa, pero lo que parecìa un asunto resuelto se complica de forma inesperada: lord Edgware aparece apuñalado en su mansión, y la secretaria y el mayordomo del noble asesinado afirman que la mujer vestida de negro que solicitó ver a lord Edgware la noche de su muerte no era otra que su esposa, Jane Wilkinson.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A beautiful actress. A despotic lord.
A divorce that ends in murder?
Hercule Poirot and his faithful friend, Captain Hastings, receive an unusual commission from a beautiful actress, Jane Wilkinson. Married to the English aristocratic despot Lord Edgware, he refuses to grant her a divorce, which is why she requires the help of the famous Belgian researcher. However, to Poirot's surprise, the aristocrat claims that he sent a letter to his wife some time ago accepting his demand.
The actress's joy at hearing the news is immense, but what seemed to be a settled matter is unexpectedly complicated: Lord Edgware is found stabbed in his mansion, and the secretary and butler of the murdered nobleman claim that the woman dressed in black who requested to see Lord Edgware on the night of his death was none other than his wife, Jane Wilkinson.
