"[We] can't get enough of Christie's plush and murderous thrills." --Entertainment Weekly
From the Queen of Mystery--this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing.
Love can propel us to our greatest heights . . . and darkest depths. In this new compendium of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love--crimes of passion, games of the heart, and deadly deceits. This pulse-pounding compendium features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, master of charades Parker Pyne, the enigmatic Harley Quin, and the adventurous Tommy and Tuppence, all at the ready to solve tantalizing mysteries.
In "The Face of Helen," a night at the Royal Opera could reach a fatal crescendo for a woman caught in a dicey love triangle; "Finessing the King" delivers a curious ad in the personals that could mask sinister intentions; who's in danger of getting stung in "Wasps' Nest" depends on rounding up suspects and solving a murder--before it even happens. These are just a few of the tales in this collection featuring essential reading that Christie fans old and new will simply love to death.
| ISBN: | 9780063142343 |
| Publication date: | 4th January 2022 |
| Author: | Agatha Christie |
| Publisher: | William Morrow & Company an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Genres: |
Crime and Mystery Anthologies: general General Fiction Classic crime and mystery fiction Historical crime and mysteries Crime and mystery: cosy mystery Historical romance Romantic suspense Shorter Reads |
"[We] can't get enough of Christie's plush and murderous thrills." --Entertainment Weekly
From the Queen of Mystery--this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing.
Love can propel us to our greatest heights . . . and darkest depths. In this new compendium of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love--crimes of passion, games of the heart, and deadly deceits. This pulse-pounding compendium features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, master of charades Parker Pyne, the enigmatic Harley Quin, and the adventurous Tommy and Tuppence, all at the ready to solve tantalizing mysteries.
In "The Face of Helen," a night at the Royal Opera could reach a fatal crescendo for a woman caught in a dicey love triangle; "Finessing the King" delivers a curious ad in the personals that could mask sinister intentions; who's in danger of getting stung in "Wasps' Nest" depends on rounding up suspects and solving a murder--before it even happens. These are just a few of the tales in this collection featuring essential reading that Christie fans old and new will simply love to death.
A Deadly Affair features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Anthologies: general, General Fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Historical romance, Romantic suspense, Shorter Reads
A Deadly Affair is available in Paperback
A Deadly Affair was written by Agatha Christie and published by William Morrow & Company an imprint of HarperCollins
A Deadly Affair has 272 pages