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Hickory Dickory Dock (Poirot)

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Hickory Dickory Dock (Poirot)

Contributors:

By (Author) Agatha Christie

ISBN:

9780008129552

Series:
Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

22nd June 2015

UK Publication Date:

21st May 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Classic crime and mystery fiction

Dewey:

823.912

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

190g

Description

Theres more than petty theft going on in a London youth hostel
An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirots interest. But when he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items including a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack and a diamond ring found in a bowl of soup he congratulated the warden, Mrs Hubbard, on a unique and beautiful problem.

The list made absolutely no sense at all. But, reasoned Poirot, if this was merely a petty thief at work, why was everyone at the hostel so frightened

Reviews

Poirots return to the happy hunting grounds of detective fiction is something of an event The thumbnail sketches of the characters are as good as ever and in spite of the over-elaborate nature of the puzzle there is plenty of entertainment. Times Literary Supplement

The Christie fan of longest standing, who thinks he knows every one of her tricks, will still be surprised by some of the twists here. 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 countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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