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Description edit
Agatha Christie is more than the most popular mystery writer of all time. In a career that spans over half a century, her name is synonymous with brilliant deception, ingenious puzzles, and the surprise denouement. By virtually inventing the modern mystery novel she has earned her title as the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Parker Pyne: a statistician who uses his knowledge of statistics to help people find happiness
- Madeline de Sara: employed by Parker Pyne in his office
- Claude Luttrell: employed by Parker Pyne in his office
- amelia rymer: client of parker pyne, looking for lost happiness
First Sentence edit
Four grunts, an indignant voice asking why nobody could leave a hat alone, a slammed door, and Mr. Packington had departed to catch the eight-forty-five to the City.
Table of Contents edit
Meeting Parker Pyne
1. The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife
2. The Case of the Discontented Soldier
3. The Case of the Distressed Lady
4. The Case of the Discontented Husband
5. The Case of the City Clerk
6. The Case of the Rich Woman
7. Have You Got Everything You Want?
8. The Gate of Baghdad
9. The House at Shiraz
10. The Pearl of Price
11. Death on the Nile
12. The Oracle at Delphi
Series & Lists edit
This is book 47 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by The Thirteen Problems, and followed by Het Wespennest.
This book is in Agatha Christie Non-Series Short Story Collections. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
Other Contributors:
- H. Tromp (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'Parker Pyne Investigates/Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective'
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Collins
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1934
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Collins
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1934
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823
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