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Labors of Hercules : A Hercule Poirot Mystery: the Official Authorized Edition by Agatha Christie (2011, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062073982
ISBN-139780062073983
eBay Product ID (ePID)103031133

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Book TitleLabors of Hercules : a Hercule Poirot Mystery: the Official Authorized Edition
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
GenreFiction
AuthorAgatha Christie
Book SeriesHercule Poirot Mysteries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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Reviews"Hercule Poirot was and is the gold standard among brilliant and quirky detectives, and the Christie touch with plot and puzzle has never been equaled, much less exceeded." -- John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author "A finely shaped book, richly devious and quite brilliant--by far the best volume of Poirot shorts." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Twelve little masterpieces of detection. Poirot and Agatha Christie at their inimitable best." -- Sunday Express (London), 'A finely shaped book, richly devious and quite brilliant'by far the best volume of Poirot shorts.' ( San Francisco Chronicle ), Hercule Poirot was and is the gold standard among brilliant and quirky detectives, and the Christie touch with plot and puzzle has never been equaled, much less exceeded., A finely shaped book, richly devious and quite brilliant--by far the best volume of Poirot shorts.
Series Volume Number25
SynopsisLike The Labors of Hercules , the twelve cases Poirot must solve in this captivating collection of short crime fiction stories are dangerous, demanding, and positively ingenious. In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet--reasoned the detective--like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot makes up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed "Labors." Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction., The 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 Harper Paperbacks. Like The Labors of Hercules, the twelve cases Poirot must solve in this captivating collection of short crime fiction stories are dangerous, demanding, and positively ingenious., In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the twelve cases Poirot must solve in this captivating collection of short crime fiction stories are dangerous, demanding, and positively ingenious. In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet--reasoned the detective--like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot makes up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed "Labors." Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.