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The ABC Murders (Agatha Christie Collection) (Hardcover)

by Agatha Christie (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Collins Crime; New Ed edition (2 Sep 1976)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0002310147
  • ISBN-13: 978-0002310147
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 405,150 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Synopsis
There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer getting caught - until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans.

About the Author
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Christie at her best, 21 Feb 2001
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Fans of Christie have marvelled at the 'quaint english country village with a dark secret' stories that we have known and loved for years. What a delightful departure in the ABC Murders. A brutal serial killer goades Hercule Poirot with clues as to the next victim, but he always arrives too late to save them. Why has the killer chosen to write to Hercule Poirot? What have the victims got in common? When will the killer strike again? A very clever and thoroughly enjoyable read.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best Poirot I have read., 6 Jun 2001
By W. O'NEILL "Sochalien anglais" (Wirral, England.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot) (Paperback)
A fiendish puzzle, revolving around a series of totally random alphabetical murders and a sinister calling card of an ABC railway guide. Poirot has to be at this best to solve this superb mystery. The plot is exciting and the twists will keep you going right up to the end.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, 12 Mar 2007
By L. Hay "Saturnicus" (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The ABC Murders (Hercule Poirot) (Paperback)
This is Dame Agatha at her best. A series of apparently motiveless murders connected only by the victim's initials, and copies of the "ABC of London" being left at the scene of the crimes. The readers attention is kept to the end. Certainly not a time waster for Christie fans. An enduring classic.
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