The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

• 17 augustus 2020
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The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

Nadina, a dancer in Paris, was visited by Count Sergius Paulovitch. Both were in the service of the "Colonel", a provocative international agent and the criminal "Colonel" was retiring, leaving his agent high and dry Nadina has a plan to blackmail the colonel.

Anne Beddingfeld was an orphan after the sudden death of her archaeologist father. Desperate for adventure, she meets a fluke in London. Returning from an unsuccessful job interview, Anne was at the Hyde Park Corner subway station when a man fell onto a live route and died instantly. Doctors examining the man announced that he was dead and left. Ann took a note that he had left that read, "17.1 22 Kilmorden Castle". L B Carton's investigation brought a verdict on the accidental death. Carton held the order of the house representative to see Millhouse in Marlow, and the next day the newspaper reported that the young woman's body was found there, strangled. The house is owned by Sir Eustace Pedler MP, a young man in a brown suit, identified as a suspect, entered the house shortly after the woman died.

Anne realizes that the man's funeral is abnormal and suspicions arise at Mill House, she finds an undeveloped film canister, and she learns that Kilmorden Castle is the name of the sailboat. She reserved a message. On the ship, Anne met Susan Blair, Race Colonel and Sir Eustus Pedler. In addition to his secretary, Guy Pagett, Pedler hired Harry Rayburn.

Colonel Gutierrez told the story of stealing diamonds worth one hundred pounds several years ago by claiming to be the son of a South African gold magnate John AIDS Rowley and Harry Lucas and his friends. John and his friend were arrested, and John's father, Sir Lawrence, denied his son. The war started a week later, John Eardsley was killed in the war and his father's enormous fortune was passed on to his next cousin. Lucas was posted as saying "Lost in action" the two were not tried to steal. Race reveals he is the next lucky winner of his relatives.

Ann and Susan inspect the piece of paper Anne received in the subway station. The paper may refer to Suzanne's cabin 71, which was originally reserved by a woman who was not present. Anne connection to find a roll of film in the Mill House with a film canister containing diamonds, uncut, which empty into the cabin of Suzanne in the early hours of the 22th, they speculate that Harry's. Rayburn is a man in a brown suit. Anne was attacked as she walked to the deck of the ship. Harry Rayburn's help her.

In Cape Town, Anne was lured to a house in Muizenberg where she was jailed. Anne escaped the next morning and returned to Cape Town. She found out that Harry is in need of a man in a brown suit and disappeared Pedler offered the role of secretary for Anne to travel by train to Rhodesia. She admitted at the last moment and was reunited on the train with Race, Suzanne and Pedler, who had another new secretary named Miss Pettigrew.

In the city of Bulawayo, Anne received a letter from Harry, who lured her out into the gorge near their hotel. She was chased and fell into the abyss. Nearly a month later, Anne wakes up in a hut on an island in Zamboanga Besi, along with Harry Rayburn, who helped her. Anne and Harry fall in love. Harry told his story to her. Island of Harry being attacked. But the two escaped and Anne returned to Pedler's party. They exchange codes for future communications so that no further fakes can be made. Reuniting with Suzanne, Anne learns that diamonds are in a suitcase sent by Sir Eustus. She received a telegram signed Harry told her to meet him. But don't use their code

Anne met Chichester instead under the pseudonym Ms. Pettigrew. She was taken to Sir Eustus. Perry Adler, forcing Anne to write notes Harry to lure him into the office. Harry turned the page, and Adler was very happy until Anne pulled out a pistol and they arrested Perry Adler. Race appears with reinforcements, while Pedler tries to bluff. But Race listed his crimes and evidence. Sir Eustus escaped overnight. Anne is quite satisfied and likes him. Torres told her that Harry was John Wesley Seward's not Harry Lucas and heir to a fortune that he did not want. Harry met his joy and Anne were married and lived on the island Samsung Besi. Anne received a letter from Sir Eustus, now living in South America.