William Morrow & Company
Hercule Poirot's Christmas: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
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In this official edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder--and the brilliant Belgian investigator is quickly on the case.
"Poirot has solved some puzzling mysteries in his time but never has his mighty brain functioned more brilliantly than in Hercule Poirot's Christmas." --New York Times
On Christmas Eve at Gorston Hall, the Lee family's festivities are shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs--in a locked bedroom--the tyrannical patriarch 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, but which one of them turned a special occasion into an occasion for homicide? The suspects will indeed be stirring this Christmas Eve...
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780063143555
EAN:
9780063143555
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
304
Authors:
Agatha Christie
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
There were so many suspects and as usual I could not figure out who did it. Agatha Christie brings the characters vividly and alive.
Item Arrived in Expedient Pristine Condition! One of Agatha Christie's Best! Flow of Story, Characters, Plot, Timing Incredibly Written. Murder on the Orient Express & Death on the Nile (Tie), Hercule Poirot's Christmas & Lord Edgeware Dies (Tie), ABC Murders & Murder on the Mesopotamia (Tie), Mrs. McGinty's Dead & Halloween Party (Tie), Death in the Clouds, And Then There Were None Are My Favorite Christies Thus Far!
Good, unexpected ending. Intriguing characters. I enjoyed it a!ways liked Agatha Christie. I don't have 5 more words. Thank you.
This wasn’t exactly a Christmassy story, but it was certainly a delight to read at Christmas. This is one of my favorite Poirot stories, a quintessential country house mystery. I was VERY shocked by the ending. Very clever!
A jolly Xmas tale of justified murder, toxic familial relationships, switched identities and, in the end, love and hopes for jollier holidays in the future.
