This is a triple homicide murder mystery that takes place at an elite girls school. We are brought into the story, knowing that some diamonds have been hidden that belong to a Prince. Evil forces are hunting down those gems and will do anything to get them.

At the Elite girl’s school, we soon find that one of the teachers has been murdered, but no one knows who the murderer is. It is then believed that the murderer is hunting down these hidden gems and believes that they are somewhere at the school. One by one, three of the teachers are murdered, and the school is in a panic. Parents want to take their children away. Although all these murders have been occurring the police haven’t made any headway in the investigation. One of the students is kidnapped, in a car posing to be that of her father’s when he sends a car to pick her up

One day a girl trades her tennis racket with her friend when they are playing. Later that night, someone tries to break into the girl’s room. She notices something off about the racquet and discovers that the diamonds have been hidden there. She always heard her aunt speak of a famous detective Hercule Poirot, and she runs away from school to try and find him.

I have read a lot of Christie’s books, and this was for me, as a traditional mystery that leaned close to a cozy thriller. If there is such a thing. It was an excellent read, I didn’t know who the murderer was the whole time. It was twisted and such a great read. My only critique is that we barely saw Poirot in this book, he only came in towards the very end of the novel.