While the light lasts and other stories (The Agatha Christie collection) - Hardcover

Christie, Agatha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002326434 ISBN 13: 9780002326438

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

The very last Agatha Christie book, including some of her earliest stories -- including her very first -- which show the Queen of Crime in the making! A macabre recurring dream ! revenge against a blackmailer ! jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience .. a stolen gemstone ! the haunting attraction of an ancient relic ! a race against time ! a tragic love triangle ! a body in a box ! an unexpected visitor from beyond the grave ! Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie's brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories -- including the very first one sh ever wrote -- and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie's brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.

About the Author:

gatha 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0002326434
• ISBN 13: 9780002326438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224