Passenger to Frankfurt - by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

About the Book

Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line. When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible and altogether more dangerous enemy.

Book Synopsis

Christie's superb stand-alone mystery, Passenger to Frankfurt, is a true masterwork of surprise and suspense, as a diplomat comes to the aid of a terrified woman in an airport, only to find that his identity has been stolen and his life is suddenly in serious jeopardy.

Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line.

When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible--and altogether more dangerous--enemy. . . .

From the Back Cover

Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line. When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible--and altogether more dangerous--enemy. . . .

Review Quotes

"I cut my mystery teeth on Agatha Christie. She is and will always be the queen of mystery." -- John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author

"Marvelously entertaining." -- Observer (UK)

"The cleverness of it remains as unflagging as ever." -- Sunday Times (London)