Hercule Poirot & The Maid Who Wasn’t Supposed to Be There

When guests at the prestigious Ashwick Manor sit down for an elegant afternoon tea, everything seems perfect—until a maid walks into the drawing room. A maid no one has ever seen before. A maid the household insists has never been hired. And moments later… a scream echoes from upstairs. One guest is found murdered, the mysterious maid has vanished, and every member of the household claims ignorance. But Hercule Poirot knows better. Why did the stranger appear only once? How did she know her way around the manor? And why does every witness describe her differently? As Poirot digs deeper, he uncovers a web of old family secrets, hidden identities, forbidden love—and a killer who staged the perfect illusion. A gripping, classic-style mystery for fans of Agatha Christie, locked-room puzzles, and elegant but deadly country-house crimes.