Hercule Poirot's Christmas Dan Simmons I want to get off'

I want to get off'

the cornerstone of modern motivation

should be required reading in the age of embeddedness

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas Dan Simmons I want to get off'It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man