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In "The Hollow" by Agatha Christie, John Christow is killed by his lover, Henrietta Savernake, who uses a gun that belongs to the hostess of the party, Lady Angkatell. Henrietta discovers John's infidelity with another woman and becomes overwhelmed with emotion, leading her to shoot him.

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