Five Little Pigs : A Hercule Poirot Mystery: the Official Authorized Edition by Agatha Christie (2011, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100062073575
ISBN-139780062073570
eBay Product ID (ePID)99521515

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Book TitleFive Little Pigs : a Hercule Poirot Mystery: the Official Authorized Edition
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicMystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Crime, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
GenreFiction
AuthorAgatha Christie
Book SeriesHercule Poirot Mysteries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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ReviewsAs usual, Mrs. Christie hoaxes us with a double twist at the denouement, and provides excellent entertainment., Agatha Christie never fails us, and her Five Little Pigs presents a very pretty problem for the ingenious reader., 'A brilliant piece of detective fiction, in which character plays an important part.' (Daily Telegraph (London)), "The answer to the riddle is brilliant." -- Times Literary Supplement (London) "A brilliant piece of detective fiction, in which character plays an important part." -- Daily Telegraph (London) "Straightforward bamboozling from start to finish." -- New Statesman (UK) "As usual, Mrs. Christie hoaxes us with a double twist at the denouement, and provides excellent entertainment." -- Punch (UK) "Agatha Christie never fails us, and her Five Little Pigs presents a very pretty problem for the ingenious reader." -- Manchester Guardian (UK)
Series Volume Number23
SynopsisIn Agatha Christie's classic, Five Little Pigs, beloved detective Hercule Poirot races to solve a case from out of the past. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other "little pigs" who could have done it: Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorc e), who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess), who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister), who cried all the way home. Sixteen years later, Caroline's daughter is determined to prove her mother's innocence, and Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind., In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery , beloved detective Hercule Poirot races to solve a case from out of the past. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other "little pigs" who could have done it: Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcée), who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess), who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister), who cried all the way home. Sixteen years later, Caroline's daughter is determined to prove her mother's innocence, and Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind., 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…including the classic Five Little Pigs, which has Hercule Poirot racing to solve a case from out of the past., In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, beloved detective Hercule Poirot races to solve a case from out of the past. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other "little pigs" who could have done it: Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcée), who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess), who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister), who cried all the way home. Sixteen years later, Caroline's daughter is determined to prove her mother's innocence, and Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind.

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