Black Coffee
Seiten
1998
Collins Crime (Verlag)
978-0-00-232662-9 (ISBN)
Collins Crime (Verlag)
978-0-00-232662-9 (ISBN)
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An unpublished full-length Hercule Poirot novel by Agatha Christie, adapted from her play by Charles Osborne
Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot – joined by old favourites Hastings and Inspector Japp – try to unravel a traditional Christie spy-cum-murder thriller in which we learn of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners, which is all resolved in typically unexpected fashion.
BLACK COFFEE was Agatha Christie’s first play, first performed in 1930. It was made into a now rarely-seen film the following year. Now Charles Osborne, author of THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, has written a novel based on the play. Combining Agatha Christie’s typically labyrinthine plot and sparkling dialogue with Osborne’s faithful narrative, this is truly a ‘new’ Agatha Christie novel for the millennium!
Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot – joined by old favourites Hastings and Inspector Japp – try to unravel a traditional Christie spy-cum-murder thriller in which we learn of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners, which is all resolved in typically unexpected fashion.
BLACK COFFEE was Agatha Christie’s first play, first performed in 1930. It was made into a now rarely-seen film the following year. Now Charles Osborne, author of THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE, has written a novel based on the play. Combining Agatha Christie’s typically labyrinthine plot and sparkling dialogue with Osborne’s faithful narrative, this is truly a ‘new’ Agatha Christie novel for the millennium!
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, the most popular detective since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime and her works have sold over two billion copies – 80 crime books, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Charles Osborne was born in Brisbane in 1927. He is known internationally as an authority on opera, though has had a lifelong passion for Agatha Christie’s works. His previous books include The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.11.1998 |
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| Mitarbeit |
Anpassung von: Charles Osborne |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 141 x 222 mm |
| Gewicht | 349 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| ISBN-10 | 0-00-232662-0 / 0002326620 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-00-232662-9 / 9780002326629 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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