Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Christie, Agatha |
| Publisher: | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| Date: | 2/13/2007 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
In this mesmerizing classic of detective fiction by world-renowned mystery authorAgatha Christie, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot makes his unforgettable–andlegendary–debut.
Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe, and how did the murdererpenetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint villageof Styles St. Mary, just outside Essex. Among those basking in the shadow of doubtare the heiress’s fawning new husband, her two aimless stepsons, her volatile housekeeper,and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary. And though the identity ofthe culprit will prove as shocking as the crime, nothing gets past the calm logicand cool head of Hercule Poirot.
“The key to the success of this style of detectivenovel lies in how the author deals with both the clues and the red herrings, andit has to be said that no one bettered Agatha Christie at this game.”
–ElizabethGeorge
“Future scholars of the simon-pure detective novel will hold that its greatestpractitioner . . . has been Agatha Christie.”
–The New York Times Book Review
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