A new crime novel by Agatha Christie, the reigning master of detective novels. The author of our novel has always been known for her ability to analyze the inner workings of the human psyche and reveal the culprit from where the reader least expects. This ability was evident in this novel, which tells the story of six people gathered around a table that seats seven. In front of the empty place, there was a sprig of rosemary, commemorating Rosemary, who no one has forgotten since that night, a full year ago. When Rosemary Barton died—her fresh-faced features completely altered by convulsions resulting from pain and terror—at the same table. But since then, Rosemary's memory has stuck in everyone's minds, never leaving them. She could arouse a strong emotion in most of those she met. In one case, that emotion was strong enough to drive someone to murder.