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Publication Date: 3 Mar 2008 | Series: Agatha Christie Collection

An elderly widow is murdered at a clifftop seaside house…

What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player?

To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.

It’s all part of a carefully paid plan – for murder…

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; Masterpiece edition (Reissue) edition (3 Mar 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007136803
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007136803
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 60,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“Masterly storytelling”
Times Literary Supplement

“Agatha Christie has surpassed herself”
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What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player?

To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual detective story - Christie at her best ! 11 Jan 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Traditional whodunnit beginning unusually with an unnamed person writing a plan for murder, to take place at the end of the story. An ingeniously planned crime and a hard-to-guess solution even for Christie regulars. Subtle clues and red-herrings abound. Characters more interestingly developed than usual for Christie. Visitors to Salcombe in Devon may spot resemblences to the story's location. Deserves filming despite the absence of Poirot and Miss Marple.
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked classic 9 April 2007
By C. Knowles VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
I have been a Christie fan for 35 years, and I agree with the previous reviewer. To my mind this is one of the best books she ever wrote. Perhaps because it does not feature Poirot or Marple it never really seems to get the attention it deserves. Christie is often criticised for being Plot Plot Plot and precious little atmosphere. It is suggested that creating a convincing atmosphere is beyond her. Well this is the book which disproves that theory. You could cut the atmosphere in this one with a knife. From the word go a strange, menacing, almost dreamlike aura hangs over this book. It is, apart from a (very) tangenital similarity to 'Murder Is Easy' in terms of motivation, quite unlike anything else she wrote. It seems to be one of those Christies that readers come to half-heartedly once they have exhausted the Poirots and Marples but I would place it pretty high on her list of classic titles, in fact I am not sure that I wouldn't place it at number one!
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Christie's vey best. 16 July 2006
By Robbo
Format:Paperback
Towards Zero is one of Agatha Christie's very best books. The characterisation is excellent with lots of well drawn rounded characters. The setting of the cornish coast in September is also very atmospeheric.

However this book is so good as Christie places the main murder late on in the book viewing, as is the case,murder being the end of a series of events rather than the start.

The solution is totally unexpected but if you look back through the book and the characters it is the only possible solution that would work.

A true classic
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5.0 out of 5 stars Think again
One of the best Agatha Christie crime thrillers. It really draws you in, and you can't put it down. Grand.
Published 3 months ago by Pretinha
3.0 out of 5 stars Gentle.
Agatha Christie never let's you down and although I was not rushed to finish this book you need to pick it up regularly or lose the plot .
Published 4 months ago by Kelly
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth a punt
Towards Zero (BBC Audio)

I enjoyed this CD and would recommend it. I didn't know the story so was interested to listen to it, as it doesn't feature Poirot or Miss... Read more
Published 8 months ago by MichaelH
5.0 out of 5 stars Towards the denouncement
Towards Zero is one of Christie's more conceptual stories. She often played with plot ideas, like when she stranded her victims on an island in And Then There Were None, or when... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Jack Heslop
5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie At Her Best
Having been an Agatha Christie fan for many years I have read all her books. This one I feel rates as one of the best. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Eileen Emberlin
5.0 out of 5 stars Top notch and my personal favourite Christie
This is one of a handful of Superintendent Battle stories and one of the minority of Christie stories not featuring either Poirot or Miss Marple but do NOT be put off by that. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2011 by A Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Agatha Christie's best
I loved this book - it deserves to be more famous. The characters of Audrey and Nevile Strange, Mr Treves and Camilla Tressilian are excellent, and the setting is atmospheric and... Read more
Published on 8 May 2010 by Jessica
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice turnaround
A novel way to begin the story from a different angle starting at the lead up to the crime.
Published on 25 Mar 2010 by D. M. Burton
4.0 out of 5 stars Towards Zero
I really liked this one. Well read,a good story as you would expect it to be.
I had not read the book but as I'm a Christie fan that did'nt matter, it was up
to her usual... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by Mrs. M. Massey
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
The book, Towards Zero, gets fairly good reviews here, but I must say the latest BBC Radio 4 Agatha Christie CD release is, despite an OK story, somewhat disappointing. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2010 by Carmel
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