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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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First Sentence

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

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

Authors & Contributors

  1. Agatha Christie (Author)
 

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