A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players...Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless， he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So， when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form， the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana s private collection. Indeed， what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether!