This is definitely not one of her better books. Poirot gets a letter from Paul Renauld stating, "For God's sake, come!" When Poirot and Hastings arrive, they find that Renauld has been murdered. M and Mme Renauld were supposedly attacked in the early morning hours by two men. Mme Renauld was tied up and her husband was kidnapped. He is later found stabbed to death and buried on the edge of a golf course (the titled "links"). The story gets rather melodramatic and tiresome after a while, especially with the detours regarding Hastings' love life.

If you're a true crime fan, the story will probably sound familiar. That's because a real life killer apparently stole this plot and tried to use it - it didn't work.