But she did become aware of his past with an actress named Veronica Cray, who found fame as a Hollywood star and was staying at a cottage on the Angkatell estate. His plain and not so-intelligent wife, Gerda, was unaware of his affair with Henrietta. Christow was a brilliant and charismatic man who was having a passionate affair with his wife’s cousin, a sculptor named Henrietta Savernake. The murder occurred at a weekend house party held by Sir Henry and Lady Angkatell at their estate called the Hollow. The latter revolved around the murder of a successful and Harley Street doctor (in other words, expensive) named John Cristow, who specialized in disease research. I cannot say that the movie had a terrible story. Yet, my opinion of the story has not improved one whit for me. And in 2004, producers of the "Agatha Christie’s POIROT" series adapted the novel into a ninety-minute television movie in 2004, with David Suchet as Hercule Poirot. The 1946 novel eventually became a successful London play in 1951. Many would find my opinion surprising, considering its reputation as one of the author’s best works and a fine example of the "country house murder" story. I have never been a fan of Agatha Christie’s 1946 novel, "The Hollow".
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