THE A B C MURDERS (Hercule Poirot #13) Agatha Christie ABC MYSTERY COLLECTION

Description: "THE A.B.C. MURDERS" by Agatha Christie Mysteries with the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Returning from South America, Arthur Hastings meets with his old friend, Hercule Poirot, at his new flat in London. Poirot shows him a mysterious letter he has received, signed "A.B.C.", that details a crime that is to be committed very soon, which he suspects will be a murder. Two more letters of the same nature soon arrive to his flat, each prior to a murder being carried out by A.B.C., and committed in alphabetical order: Alice Ascher, killed in her tobacco shop in Andover; Elizabeth "Betty" Barnard, a flirty waitress killed on the beach at Bexhill; and Sir Carmichael Clarke, a wealthy man killed at his home in Churston. In each murder, an ABC Rail Guide is left beside the victim. The police team for the investigation, led by Chief Inspector Japp, includes Inspector Crome, who doubts Poirot's detective abilities, and Dr Thompson, who tries to profile the killer. Poirot forms a "Legion" of relatives of the deceased to uncover new information: Franklin Clarke, Carmichael's brother; Mary Drower, Ascher's niece; Donald Fraser, Betty's fiancé; Megan Barnard, Betty's elder sister, and Thora Grey, Carmichael's young assistant. Following a meeting with the third victim's widow, Lady Clarke, one key similarity between the murders is established – on the day of each murder, a man selling silk stockings has appeared at or near each crime scene. Despite this information, Poirot has doubts about why the letters were sent to him, rather than the police or the newspapers, and why the third letter misspelled Poirot's address, causing a delay in his receipt of it. Soon, A.B.C. sends his next letter, directing everybody to Doncaster, where it is suspected that the next murder will occur at the St. Leger Stakes race meeting that day. However, the murderer strikes at a cinema instead, and the victim's name does not match the alphabetical pattern of the other killings. PUBLISHED BY BANTAM BOOKS, 1983. THE AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERY COLLECTION: (A collection of 19 hardcover books of The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection. Titles Include: - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - The Big Four - The Patriotic Murders - And Then There Were None - The Body in the Library - A Murder is Announced - Postern of Fate - The A.B.C. Murders - Crooked House - Mrs. McGinty's Dead - Easy to Kill - Third Girl - Come, Tell Me How You Live - The Seven Dials Mystery - Sleeping Murder - A Pocket Full of Rye - Double Sin and Other Stories - Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective - The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories)This is a leatherette hardcover in good condition. Covers and binding are tight. Some light edge wear. 194 clean pages. NICE ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.PLEASE SEE PHOTOS DON'T MISS OUT. BID NOW. ANY QUESTION PLEASE ASK! WE COMBINE SHIP. SHIPPING INFORMATION: All items are shipped the cheapest method unless otherwise specified. International customers welcome, please e-mail me for a shipping quote. My shipping service is the United States Postal Service only. I mail items twice a week. International buyers email for a shipping quote. PLEASE NOTE INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS if you pay me first I will keep what you have paid and I will request the balance you owe for shipping to your country. I will not mail your item until I receive it.PAYMENT INFORMATION: Paypal Preferred Track Page Views WithAuctiva's FREE Counter

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