Author: Agatha Christie Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Popularity: 2.4 Genres/categories: Mystery, Classic, Thriller, Suspense, Detective
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ISBN: 9780002326629 9781568956251 0002326620 1568956258 |
 Inventor Sir Claude Amory feels a bitter taste in the mouth, when the new formula for explosive material stolen by someone in the household. In order to quickly remedy the situation, Sir Claude locks the door and turns off the light, giving the thief a chance to return the formula without being detected. But darkness brings death and Hercule Poirot has to untangle family strife, love and suspicious visitors tangle in order to clarify the murderer and prevent disaster.
About the author: Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six romance novels under a pseudonym. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author, having been translated into at least 103 languages. She is the creator of two of the most enduring figures in crime literature-Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple - and author of "The Mousetrap", the longest-running play in the history of modern theatre.
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