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And Then There Were Dalek
by Michael S. Collins

One of Christie's last works, this one. Her form was beginning to slip by then. After all, look at that title - it doesn't need Hercule Poirot to work out who done that one!

A Dalek, Cthulhu and Andrew Jackson took over the teaching at a deprived school in London. Most people in the surrounding area died, but the GCSE averages went up as a result. Management called this extermination policy to tackle exam results was a resounding success.