Twelve stories by Agatha Christie run from the light-hearted to the outright lethal, held together by her instinct for a concealed motive.
A peer vanishes without explanation, a bride fears the man she did not marry, a necklace hides in a basket of cherries, a retired inspector hunts a murderess, and a young woman passes herself off as a duchess. Some pieces end in romance, others in a body, and several turn on a single withheld fact. The variety makes the collection an easy introduction to Christie beyond her best-known detectives.
Worth a mention:
• Twelve stories mixing romance, comedy and straightforward crime
• The disappearance of Lord Listerdale at the centre of the title piece
• Impersonation, hidden jewels and a strange encounter on a train
• Cases without a series detective, drawn from ordinary households
For Christie readers, short story collectors and anyone sampling her range outside the novels. Order at Boipoka.
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