Description
Description
Volume 47 in the Agatha Christie Collection (1948) Limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man's sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by 'spirits' that Mrs Underhay's first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman's true motive for approaching him...
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"[I'm] fascinated by Poirot's 'little grey cells.'" -- John Mortimer, author of Rumpole of the Bailey
"One of the better Christies... Don't miss." -- New York Herald Tribune
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
Pub date:
2011-08-30
Length:
288 pages
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