Five classic murder mysteries: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - The Secret Adversery - The Boomerang Clue - the Moving Finger - Death Comes as the End

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Inbunden med skyddsomslag i gott skick New York Avenel Books 1985 [ 671 p; 24 x 16 cm ; 917 gr ] - UR OMSLAGSTEXTEN: Agatha Christie is irresistible - her dialogue and descriptions draw the reader on like an addiction; her scenes are vividly alive, like a wonderful movie or a sharp memory - In this new collection, Christie fans will be delighted to find her most famous mystery, »The Murder of Roger Ackroyd«, featuring the incomparable Hercule Poirot, and four other splendid mysteries that display the acumen and skill of a selection of her shrewd sleuths, some famed, some obscure. - »The Secret Adversary« introduces that engaging young couple known as Tommy and Tuppence, who become involved in an attempt to find the missing Jane Finn and, in the process, encounter international espionage, kidnapping, and murder. Eventually, they realize that they are up against a cruel and brilliant criminal mind. - In »The Boomerang Clue«, which appeared on television as »Why Didn?t They Ask Evans? « amateur sleuths, young Bobby Jones and Lady Francis Derwent, attempt to solve a mystery, track a beautiful woman, and discover that the price of their pursuit and exercise in detection may be death. - »The Moving Finger« features the exploits of that favorite Christie figure, Miss Jane Marple, amateur detective extraordinaire, in a tale that includes obscene mail, a poison-pen letter, and a subsequent suicide. - Finally, in »Death Comes as the End«, set in Egypt in 2000 B.C., the aging Imhotep anticipates no trouble in his large household when he brings home the beautiful and ambitious concubine Nofret. But jealousy rages through the family and soon Nofret is dead, to be followed shortly by others in the master´s family. - The swift pace, shifting points of view, and witty narration characteristic of Agatha Christie mark these five classic mysteries, a bouquet of favorites from the world´s most popular mystery writer. TIPS ! Vill du enkelt överblicka och göra nya upptäckter av intressanta böcker i ett ämne, utan att behöva bläddra igenom tusentals ovidkommande söksvar? - GÖR DÅ SÅ HÄR: följ länken "Böcker från * Svenska Boklänken HB" här nedan. Säljarnas egna sidor kan läggas upp som favoriter/bokmärken. Följ länkarna till vänster på sidan till säljarens egna kategorier (ämnesområden). Kategorierna är finindelade och sorterade alfabetiskt efter den inledande ämneskoden på samma sätt som i ett bibliotek. Där hittar du även utförliga beskrivningar och bilder av böckerna. Är du intresserad av fler böcker i samma ämnesområde som just denna bok väljer du kategorin: »Hc.01 Deckare /Thrillers« ELLER »He.01 Romaner på engelska«