The Murder on the Links is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie. The story takes place in northern France, giving Poirot a hostile competitor from the Paris Sûreté. Poirots 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 Agathas part... parcelling off Hastings to wedded bliss in the Argentine.""