The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

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Beyond the extensive anthology surrounding Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie continued to write detective fiction with a small stable of various protagonists. The Man in the Brown Suit centers on Anne Beddingfeld, the orphaned daughter of a famous archeologist.

After witnessing a peculiar series of accidents in quick succession, Anne launches an investigation to prove that the events were, in fact, deliberate. Anne quickly becomes enmeshed in murder plots, diamond heists, and political subterfuge on her way to cracking the elusive case, all centered on a man who can only be described by the brown suit he wears.