An all-new collection of spring-themed mysteries from the master of the genre. An all-new collection of spring-themed mysteries from the master of the genre. With spring comes April showers and blossoming fields – but wickedness is never far from the surface. With the turning of the year, Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Tommy and Tuppence and many more of Agatha Christie’s unforgettable creations tangle with a season of sinister schemes and perilous crimes. INCLUDES THE STORIES:The Market Basing MysteryThe Case of the Missing LadyThe Herb of DeathHow Does Your Garden Grow?Swan SongMiss Marple Tells a StoryHave You Got Everything You Want?The Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanIngots of GoldThe Soul of the CroupierThe Girl in the TrainGreenshaw’s Folly ‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson ‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor ‘Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers’ – Val McDermid ‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis ‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci ‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James ‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott. SPRING READING: This collection is great for anyone looking to capture the spirit of spring in their reading, building on the success of the 2020 winter collection, Midwinter Murder, and the 2021 summer collection, Midsummer Mysteries. THE MOST POPULAR NOVELIST OF ALL TIME: Agatha Christie has sold more than two billion copies around the world – outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of the longest-running play in history, and over 150 films have been adapted from her work. MAJOR FILM: Kenneth Branagh's 2017 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, and its 2021 sequel, DEATH ON THE NILE, have renewed interest in Christie’s work. Competition: death on the nile;the;killings at kingfisher hill;mysterious affair at styles;thursday murder club;thirteen problems;closed casket; last seance;midwinter murder;midsummer mysteries. by;sophie hannah;val mcdermid;richard osman;mark aldridge;tony medawar;robert galbraith;ian rankin
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