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The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories

Autor Agatha Christie
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 18 iun 2012
Hercule Poirot is joined by the mysterious problem solver Harley Quin in the pages of The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories—a collection of ingenious short masterworks of mystery and suspense that showcase the legendary Agatha Christie at her very best.
A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius.
In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In The Actress, a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In The Harlequin Tea Set, Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this stellar collection.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780062094391
ISBN-10: 0062094394
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția William Morrow Paperbacks

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Agrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius.
In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In "The Actress," a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In "The Harlequin Tea Set," Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this truly stellar collection.

Recenzii

“There are no original mystery plots. Christie devised all of them first, and the rest of us borrow from her.” — Mary Daheim, USA Today bestselling author of the Bed-and-Breakfast mysteries
“A treat for any Christie fan....These stories are ample proof—if further proof were needed—of the mastery she brought to her craft.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch

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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.It's been many years since Mr. Satterthwaite has seen Mr. Harley Quin, so when Satterthwaite, awaiting his broken down car, goes to a tea shop called the Harlequin cafe, he begins to think of his friend. A self-described snob, Satterthwaite orders coffee and examines the coloured china when a bolt of sunlight comes in and the very same Mr. Quin walks through the door. Enigmatic as ever Mr.