<b>The Murder on the Links</b> is a work of detective fiction by <b>Agatha Christie.</b><br /><b></b><br />The story takes place in northern France, giving <b>Poirot</b> a hostile competitor from the Paris Sûreté. <b>Poirot's</b> long memory for past or similar crimes proves useful in resolving the crimes. The book is notable for a subplot in which Hastings falls in love, a development "greatly desired on Agatha's part... parcelling off Hastings to wedded bliss in the Argentine."