Cat Among the Pigeons

(Hardback, Special edition)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Could a murder at an English school be Hercule Poirots toughest assignment Can he find the cat before this most feline of killers strikes again This brand new Special Edition hardback is a book no cat-loving Agatha Christie fan will want to miss.

Schooldays can be tough. Who will learn the fatal lesson

Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light while the rest of the school sleeps. In the sports pavilion, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress shot through the heart from point-blank range.

The school is thrown into chaos when the cat strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirots help, she will be the next victim

Reviews

Immensely enjoyable. Daily Express

'Truly distinguished, deliciously smooth upon the palate.' Sunday Times

To read Agatha Christie at her best is to experience the rarefied pleasure of watching a faultless technician at work, and she is in top form in Cat Among the Pigeons. New York Times

Author Bio

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 over 100 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.