Agatha Christie

Broschiertes Buch

The Unexpected Guest

Beschreibung

In the tradition of the bestselling "Black Coffee", author Charles Osborne adapts this Christie play into an intriguing novel set in South Wales. A stranded motorist stumbles upon a man slumped over dead in a wheelchair. His wife stands nearby with a smoking gun in her hand. Family secrets and chilling motives lie beneath the surface. Martin's Press.

Autor

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 1890 - 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contributions to literature.

© Angus Mc Bean (National Portrait Gallery, London)

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Produktdetails

• Acting Edition S.
• Verlag: Samuel French Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 140g
• ISBN-13: 9780573014673
• ISBN-10: 0573014671
• Artikelnr.: 42342777

Rezensionen

For Black Coffee:

'A lively and light-hearted read which will give pleasure to all those who have long wished that there was just one more Christie to devour'
- Antonia Fraser, Sunday Telegraph

'A worthy addition to the Christie canon'
- The Spectator