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The Lee family reunion is shattered by deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, Simon Lee lies dead with his throat slit. But when Hercule Poirot offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion.
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Christmas Eve, and the Lee family’s reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.
When Hercule Poirot offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man. . . .
About the Author
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 over 100 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.
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- PublisherCollins Crime Club
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 000231309X
- ISBN 13 9780002313094
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages253
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