Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, author. Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Three blind mice.
Published: 2012 1950
Call Number: F CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Summary: "Ablinding snowstorm - and a homicidal maniac - traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history ..."--Publisher description.
Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, author.
Published: 2012 1954
Call Number: F CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Summary: Hilary Craven is about to end her life when Jessop, a British agent, asks her help in finding several of the world's leading scientists who have recently vanished. Assuming the identity of a physicist's wife, she infiltrates a secret Moroccan laboratory and discovers a global conspiracy. The information she has could cost her her life, just when she has realized how much she wants to live.
Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, author.
Published: 2011 1954
Call Number: F CHRISTIE
Format: Books
Summary: "Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme."--Back cover.
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