Taken at the Flood

3.7 avg 79 votes

About this book

A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him...

3.7 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 79 votes
Open Library 3.4 14
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Apple Books 4.0 32
Hardcover 3.5 79

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3.7/5 · 79 readers · 226 pages · ≈ 4 h 11 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read Taken at the Flood?

About ≈ 4 h 11 m — 226 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mTaken at the Flood~4 h 11 m

How many pages is Taken at the Flood?

226 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Taken at the Flood226

What genre is Taken at the Flood?

It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.

Is Taken at the Flood in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who are the main characters in Taken at the Flood?

The main characters include Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character).

Where does Taken at the Flood take place?

It is set in Belgium.

Who wrote Taken at the Flood?

Agatha Christie.

Setting Belgium Characters Hercule Poirot (Fictitious character)
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