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A Haunting in Venice [Movie Tie-In] - (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Enjoy Agatha Christie's beloved classic, Hallowe'en Party--the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh--with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film.
- Author(s): Agatha Christie
- 272 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
- Series Name: Hercule Poirot Mysteries
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Previously published as Hallowe'en Party in 1969.Book Synopsis
Enjoy Agatha Christie's beloved classic, Hallowe'en Party--the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh--with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film.
When a Halloween party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.
At a Halloween party, Joyce--a surly thirteen-year-old--boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.
Famed detective Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate. Set against a night of trickery and the occult, it's up to Poirot to uncover the real evil presence responsible for this ghastly deed.
- A great read for spooky-season nightsA perfect addition to any Halloween reading list
Review Quotes
"A thundering success....A triumph for Hercule Poirot." - Daily Mirror (London)
"Agatha Christie needed to create an exceptional detective to outthink every reader and Hercule Poirot is the result." - Peter Lovesey, Anthony award-winning author of Stagestruck