Five Little Pigs

Agatha Christie’s acclaimed 1942 Hercule Poirot novel "Five Little Pigs" is a masterclass in solving a cold case. Sixteen years after Caroline Crale was convicted and died in prison for poisoning her painter husband, her daughter hires Poirot to prove her mother's innocence. Poirot interviews the five remaining witnesses who were present at the scene—the "five little pigs"—and asks each to write a detailed account of that day. Relying purely on memory, human psychology, and subtle discrepancies in their narratives, Poirot brilliantly uncovers the truth behind the long-past crime.