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Third Girl
Classic mystery
Third Girl
Book 33 of the Hercule Poirot series
A young woman named Norma Restarick tells Poirot she may have committed murder, then abruptly leaves because he appears too old to help her. With Ariadne Oliver's assistance, he investigates Norma's shared London flat, her newly returned father, and frightening gaps in her memory. The difficulty is not merely identifying a killer but discovering whether the crime Norma fears actually occurred and who benefits from her uncertainty. Unsettling and distinctly 1960s, this mystery suits readers who enjoy unreliable memories, identity schemes, bohemian London, and Poirot defending a vulnerable client against people manipulating her perception of reality.
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Crime, danger, violence, and death
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Ancient Mariner Lime Tonic
Crisp cucumber and lime bring a bracing edge to this lightly salted tonic.
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add lime juice and cucumber, top with tonic water, stir gently, and finish with a tiny pinch of sea salt.
- Garnish: Cucumber slice or lime wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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- Garnish: None.
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