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Agatha Christie's thriller, featuring Superintendent Battle. What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player?To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers... read more
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Summary edit
Lady Tressilian, an old and humourless woman confined to her bed, invites several guests into her seaside home of Gull's Point for two weeks at the end of the summer. Tennis star Nevile Strange, former ward of Lady Tressilian's deceased husband, incurs her displeasure by bringing his new wife,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Superintendent Battle: A stolid, implacable police detective who gets the job done thanks to a sharp eye and dogged determination.
- Audrey Strange: First wife of the wealthy, handsome athlete Nevile Strange, the quiet, ladylike Audrey has a pale beauty that draws attention.
- Mary Aldin: Distant cousin of and companion to Lady Tressilian, she also runs the household with quiet efficiency.
- Mr. Treves: An esteemed solicitor, now retired, who tells the story of a long-ago murder, with unexpectedly dramatic results.
- Lady Tressilian: Widowed owner of Gulls' Point, she and her late husband were guardians to the orphaned Nevile Strange when he was young.
- Thomas Royde: A distant cousin of Audrey's, he left England when she married Nevile Strange. He has since returned to England in hopes of having better luck this time.
- Kay Strange: Nevile Strange's young, beautiful second wife, she believes Audrey is trying to win Nevile back.
- Inspector Leach: A young inspector in a quiet town where murders simply don't happen, he calls in the expert help of his uncle, Superintendent Battle, when a prominent local turns up dead.
- Ted Latimer: A handsome young man, who has long been in love with Kay Strange.
- Hurstall: Faithful butler to Lady Tressilian.
- Barrett: Lady Tressilian's longtime, loyal maid.
- Mrs. Battle: Add a description of this character.
- Matthew
- Camilla
- Adrian
- Mitchell
- Mr. Macwhirter: A man who once tried to kill himself near Gull's Point, and discovers that perhaps he was spared for a reason.
- Sylvia
- Dr. Lazenby
- Mrs. Rogers
- Mrs. Spicer
- Jim
- Jones
- Mr. Trelawny
Setting & Locations edit
- Gull's Point: Home of the widowed Lady Camilla Tressilian.
- Saltcreek
- Stark Head
- Easterhead Bay Hotel
- London
- Saltington
- England
First Sentence edit
The man in the Hospital bed shifted his body slightly and stifled a groan.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue
"Open the Door and Here are the People"
Snow White and Rose Red
A Fine Italian Hand...
Zero Hour
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 5 in Superintendent Battle. (standard series)
Preceded by Murder Is Easy.
This is book 26 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (publisher edition list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: JUNE 1944
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 242
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: JUNE 1944
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 242
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- Dewey: 813
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Movie Connections edit
- Innocent Lies (IMDb): Innocent Lies is a 1995 British-French thriller film directed by Patrick Dewolf and starring Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Adrian Dunbar and Joanna Lumley. It is a loose adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel Towards Zero
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