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ThefinalPOIROTomnibus,featuringthelastfourappearancesofthedetective'sside-kick,thesleuthingcrimenovelistAriadneOliver:ThirdGirl,Hallowe'enParty,ElephantsCanRememberandThePaleHorse.PoirotandMrsOlivercontinuetheirsleuthinginthe1960sinfouruncharacteristically'modern'novelswithanaddedtwistofdanger!ThirdGirlPoirotfinallyadmitsheisgrowingoldasaperplexedgirlthinksshemayhavekilledsomeone.HereChristiedraggedPoirotintotheswinging60sandeffectivelysquaredhimupagainstaworldfeaturingsex,drugsandhippies.Hallowe'enPartyAteenagemurderwitnessisdrownedinatubofapples.ThiswasonlythesecondtimeChristiewroteaboutthedeathofachild,andisallthemoreengrossingforit.ElephantsCanRememberAnoldhusbandandwifedoublemurderhasneverbeensolved--untilnow.ThiswastheverylastPoirotstorythatAgathaChristiewrote,andgarneredgoodreviews.ThePaleHorseApriest'sdeathleadstosinistergoings-oninanoldcountryinn.ThisbonusnovelfeaturedMrsOliverforoncewithoutPoirotandwasoneofChristie'sdarkeststories,blendingwitchcraftandmurder.