A new CD audio edition of Agatha Christie’s thriller, featuring Superintendent Battle. A new CD audio edition of Agatha Christie’s thriller, featuring Superintendent Battle. What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. It’s all part of a carefully paid plan – for murder… “Masterly storytelling”Times Literary Supplement “Agatha Christie has surpassed herself”New York Times What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Requires internet connection for purchase, plus iPod or other Audible-compatible player or iTunes software on Mac OS X or Windows • One of Agatha Christie’s most famous stand-alone novels. • Part of an on-going strategy to bring Agatha Christie’s bestselling works to a new audience of modern listeners. • The last of five novels featuring Agatha Christie’s Superintendent Battle. • Complete and Unabridged. • Read by Hugh Fraser who plays Captain Hastings in the popular Poirot TV series. Competition: murder under the sun;death on the nile;the;mysterious affair at styles;evil under the sun;last seance;bodies from the library;midwinter murder;midsummer mysteries. by;ann cleeves;freeman wills crofts;arthur conan doyle;dean koontz;lucy foley;sophie hannah;lucy clarke;val mcdermid;nina de gramont
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