Record Number |
658577 |
ISBN |
1579126243 |
0002310147 (hbk.) 9781579126247 |
Author |
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 |
Title |
The A.B.C. murders : a Hercule Poirot novel / Agatha Christie. |
Publisher/Date |
New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., 1998, c1936. [2006] |
London : HarperCollins, |
Pagination etc. |
252 p. ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Hercule Poirot mysteries 13 |
Contents note |
"Published by arrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc."--T.p. verso. |
Originally published: London : Collins, 1936. |
The letter -- Andover -- Mrs. Ascher -- Mary Drower -- The scene of the crime -- Mr. Partridge and Mr. Riddell -- The second letter -- The Bexhill-on-sea murder -- The Barnards -- Megan Barnard -- Donald Fraser -- A conference -- The third letter -- Sir Carmichael Clarke -- Marking time -- Poirot makes a speech -- By way of Sweden -- Lady Clarke -- Description of a murderer -- September 11th, Doncaster -- The Doncaster murder -- At Scotland yard -- Hercule Poirot asks questions -- And catch a fox -- Alexander Bonaparte Cust -- Poirot explains. |
Summary Note |
A is for Ascher, cudgeled in Andover. B is for Barnard, strangled in Bexhill. C is for Clarke, struck down in Churston. Beside each body is an A.B.C. Railway guide; before each murder Hercule Poirot is notified. In one of Christie's most twisted tales, the meticulous Belgian sleuth must navigate the eerie maze of a serial killer's mind. D is for Doncaster, where the next victim dies... E is for evidence, ingeniously analyzed. |
Subject |
Poirot, Hercule(Fictitious character)Fiction |
English fiction. -- Private investigators -- England -- Fiction |
Belgians -- England -- Fiction |
Mystery fiction. |
Detective and mystery stories. |
Shelf Location |
F CHRI |