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{{quote| Come away, come away, death, and in sad cypress let me be laid; fly away, fly away, breath; I am slain by a fair cruel maid. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew- oh, prepare it! My part of death- noone so true did share it.}}
 
{{quote| - ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Act II Scene IV (novel's epigraph) }}
 
{{quote| "Mrs Welman, whose money went to Elinor Carlisle, was murdered by morphine; Mary Gerrard, who stood between Elinor Carlisle and her fiance, was murdered by morphine. And nobody in the world had the slightest motive to commit these murders other than the accused; noone had the slightest opportunity other than the accused."}}
 
{{quote| - '''Prosecuting attorney''', ''[[Sad Cypress]]'' TV adaptation}}
 
Murder mystery novel by [[Agatha Christie]]. Elinor Carlisle seems to be the only possible suspect for the murders of her wealthy aunt, Laura Welman, and her [[Murder the Hypotenuse|romantic rival]], Mary Gerrard. However, doctor Peter Lord, who is in love with Elinor, asks [[Hercule Poirot]] to [[Clear Their Name|clear her name]], insisting she can't be guilty, [[Love Makes You Dumb|despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary]]. Poirot points out that there's an extremely strong case against her, but still he agrees to investigate the case and find out the truth.
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* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Though not related by blood, Elinor is the daughter of Laura Welman's brother, while Roddy was the nephew of her late husband, and the two were raised as cousins. Roddy lampshades this by pointing out that they have all the advantages of being cousins without the potential downsides of a blood relationship.
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: Peter Lord. Just listen to him.
{{quote| "Does it matter? She might have done it, yes! I don't care if she did. [...] But I don't want her hanged, I tell you! Suppose she was driven desperate? [...] Haven't you got any pity?}}
** Also true of Elinor's love for Roddy and implied about Mrs. Welman's experiences. The one thing love definitely does not make anyone in this book is happy.
* [[Love Triangle]]: Or something. Granted, Mary's not even interested Roddy in and Elinor has the grace to break up with him once she realizes he's not in love with her. But it's still two women, one man and a major source of drama for the greatest part of the book.
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