Agatha Christie

Sad Cypress

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

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. In her classic Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Poirot stands between her and the gallows.

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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity, and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty. Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows....

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 205mm x 136mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9780062073945
• ISBN-10: 006207394X
• Artikelnr.: 33156964

Autorenporträt

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

? Angus Mc Bean (National Portrait Gallery, London)

Rezensionen

"Poirot solves another exciting case"
Daily Mail