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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062094424
ISBN-139780062094421
eBay Product ID (ePID)114202799
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Book TitleUnderdog and Other Stories : a Hercule Poirot Mystery: the Official Authorized Edition
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Crime, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
GenreFiction
AuthorAgatha Christie
Book SeriesHercule Poirot Mysteries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight6.3 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-378718
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews'It would take a remarkably alert reader to single out the murderer before the last page in each story.' (New Yorker), "Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction." -- Tana French, New York Times bestselling author of In the Woods "It would take a remarkably alert reader to single out the murderer before the last page in each story." -- New Yorker, It would take a remarkably alert reader to single out the murderer before the last page in each story., Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.
Series Volume Number27
SynopsisThe Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense-creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters-brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to William Morrow Paperbacks. A dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes committed in the pages of Christie's The Under Dog and Other Stories, a superior collection of short mystery fiction all featuring Hercule Poirot as the investigator., In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, and a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes that Poirot investigates. A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball. An elderly woman suspects that she is being slowly poisoned to death. A prince fears for his reputation when his fiancée is embroiled in another man's murder. A forgotten recluse makes headlines after he is shot in the head. Who but Agatha Christie could concoct such canny crimes? Who but Belgian detective Hercule Poirot could possibly solve them? It's a challenge to be met--in a triumph of detection., A dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes committed in the pages of Agatha Christie's The Under Dog and Other Stories, a superior collection of short mystery fiction all featuring Hercule Poirot as the investigator. A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball. An elderly woman suspects that she is being slowly poisoned to death. A prince fears for his reputation when his fianc e is embroiled in another man's murder. A forgotten recluse makes headlines after he is shot in the head. Who but Agatha Christie could concoct such canny crimes? Who but Belgian detective Hercule Poirot could possibly solve them? It's a challenge to be met--in a triumph of detection.
LC Classification NumberPR6005.H66A6 2012f
