A typist uncovers a man's body from behind the sofa...
As instructed,stenographer Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. It was then that she made a grisly discovery: the body of a dead man sprawled across the living room floor.
What intrigued Poirot about the case was the time factor. Although in a state of shock,Sheila clearly remembered having heard a cuckoo clock strike three o'clock. Yet,the four other clocks in the living room all showed the time as 4.13. Even more strangely,only one of these clocks belonged to the owner of the house...
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008129590Number of pages: 320Weight: 230 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 20 mm
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Agatha Christie
The reigning queen of crime,Agatha Christie's life took her from her home in the Devon countryside to Cairo,Australia and,of course,a journey on the Orient Express. She created two of the most famous detectives in literature,the moustached Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot and the deceptively genteel village investigator Miss Marple,as well as creating the longest running stage playThe Mousetrap.
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