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The harlequin tea set and other stories / Agatha Christie.

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A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius. In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In The Actress, a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In The Harlequin Tea Set, Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this stellar collection. Nine mystery stories. In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, detective Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer, while in The Edge a woman must decide whether to follow her heart or her conscience.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0399142878
  • ISBN: 9780399142871
  • ISBN: 9780062094391
  • ISBN: 0062094394
  • Physical Description: 281 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Putnam, 1997.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
The edge -- The actress -- While the light lasts -- The house of dreams -- The lonely god -- Manx gold -- Within a wall -- The mystery of the Spanish chest -- The harlequin tea set.
Subject: Hercule Poirot
murder
blackmail
Genre: Short stories.
Detective and mystery stories.

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scottsboropl F Chr 32269001238552 Adult - Fiction Available -

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008961118s1997 nyu 000 1 eng
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020 . ‡a0399142878 ‡q(acid-free paper)
020 . ‡a9780399142871 ‡q(acid-free paper)
020 . ‡a9780062094391
020 . ‡a0062094394
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)35990407
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)35990407
05000. ‡aPR6005.H66 ‡bH34 1997
08200. ‡a823/.912 ‡221
096 . ‡aChristie, A.
1001 . ‡aChristie, Agatha, ‡d1890-1976.
24514. ‡aThe harlequin tea set and other stories / ‡cAgatha Christie.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bPutnam, ‡c1997.
300 . ‡a281 pages ; ‡c22 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
50500. ‡tThe edge -- ‡tThe actress -- ‡tWhile the light lasts -- ‡tThe house of dreams -- ‡tThe lonely god -- ‡tManx gold -- ‡tWithin a wall -- ‡tThe mystery of the Spanish chest -- ‡tThe harlequin tea set.
520 . ‡aA grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius. In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In The Actress, a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In The Harlequin Tea Set, Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this stellar collection. Nine mystery stories. In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, detective Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer, while in The Edge a woman must decide whether to follow her heart or her conscience.
6500 . ‡aHercule Poirot
6500 . ‡amurder
6500 . ‡ablackmail
655 7. ‡aShort stories.
655 7. ‡aDetective and mystery stories. ‡2lcgft
901 . ‡a161549 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c161549 ‡tbiblio

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