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- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Emilia Fox
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 5 December 2013
- Run Time
- 8 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
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What to expect
Elspeth McGillicuddy is positive she witnessed a man strangling a woman to death.
But it was only the merest glimpse through a carriage window as the trains drew parallel.
She is the only witness, there are no suspects, and, most importantly, there is no corpse.
Who, apart from her friend Jane Marple, would take her seriously?
Never underestimate Miss Marple
‘All crime writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt.’
Peter James
‘Never a dull moment.’
The Times
Critics Review
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‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson
‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor
‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis
‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci
‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James
‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French
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Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Emilia Fox
- Duration
- 8 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 December 2013
- ISBN
- 9780007528547
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
Synopsis
Two trains Side by side for a brief moment In that moment, a murder Elspeth McGillicuddy is positive she witnessed a man strangling a woman to death. But it was only the merest glimpse through a carriage window as the trains drew parallel. She is the only witness, there are no suspects, and, most importantly, there is no corpse. Who, apart from her friend Jane Marple, would take her seriously? Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘All crime writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt.’Peter James ‘Never a dull moment.’ The Times
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