Mysterious Disappearance - 2014 - 6/10
AKA - Monsieur Max et la Rumeur (Mr. Max and the Rumor)

Village butcher Max is, what, 20 years older than live-in girlfriend, Caroline?
Tongues wag. She is a dish, and she flaunts it, strutting and sashaying.
Consequently, when there is a raucous argument, and she vanishes, and there is blood.
Rumors swirl. People love to talk. Gossip. Embellish. Vent.
Max is isolated, save for the busybody neighbor, a Jane Marple type, with motives.
About midway, I said out loud, “This is pretty hammy.”
Ah, not so fast youngling, as the final third shuffles the plot deck, changing everything.
Christie fans, you’ll probably enjoy this one.