Product Description
A hardcover 3 in 1 onmibus edition ( issued as part of the uniform Crime Collection by Paul Hamlyn Publishing, 1972)
Publisher's blood red tint to upper page block, matching red endpages. Edgewear to covers, now in a clear plastic removable jacket protector.
Sun fade to the AG in Agatha on the upper DJ spine.
Partners in Crime
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.
At Bertam's Hotel (Miss Marple)
A grand old London hotel. A series of alarming coincidences. Danger lurking down every corridor Impeccable service. Luxurious rooms. Eccentric guests. There are worse places for Canon Pennyfather to find himself stranded than Bertram's Hotel. But when he gets his dates in a muddle and attempts to travel to Lucerne a day too late, he unwittingly sets off a violent chain of events. And Miss Marple is convinced there is more going on than meets the eye. Never underestimate Miss Marple...
The Hound of Death ( Short stories)
A collection of macabre mysteries, including the superlative story The Witness for the Prosecution. Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation. A dog-shaped gunpowder mark; an omen from 'the other side'; a haunted house; a chilling seance; a case of split personalities; a recurring nightmare; an eerie wireless message; an elderly lady's hold over a young man; a disembodied cry of 'murder'; a young man's sudden amnesia; a levitation experience; a mysterious SOS. To discover the answers, delve into the supernatural storytelling of Agatha Christie.