Lord Edgware Dies - (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Paperback)

About the Book

The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks. When Lord Edgware Dies a most unnatural death, detective Poirot must solve a most confounding conundrum: if the obvious killer, the slain peer s spiteful wife, didn t do it, who did?"

Book Synopsis

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, detective Hercule Poirot must solve a most confounding conundrum when Lord Edgware has a most unnatural death.

When Lord Edgware is found murdered the police are baffled. His estranged actress wife was seen visiting him just before his death and Hercule Poirot himself heard her brag of her plan to "get rid" of him.

But how could she have stabbed Lord Edgware in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? It's a case that almost proves to be too much for the great Poirot.

From the Back Cover

When Lord Edgware is found murdered the police are baffled. His estranged actress wife was seen visiting him just before his death and Hercule Poirot himself heard her brag of her plan to "get rid" of him.

But how could she have stabbed Lord Edgware in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? It's a case that almost proves to be too much for the great Poirot.

Review Quotes

"Any mystery writer who wants to learn how to plot should spend a few days reading Agatha Christie. She'll show you everything you want to know." -- Donna Leon, international bestselling author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries

"The whole case is a triumph of Poirot's special qualities." -- Times Literary Supplement (London)