The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) (edit title)

Timothy Gray approved Pequeño saltamontes’s request to combine 34 books, including The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries), 2 weeks ago.

Pequeño saltamontes submitted a request to combine 34 books, including The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries), 2 weeks ago.

Shelfari edited the description of The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) Saturday, August 1 2009.

• 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 Queen of Crime. Curious? Then you're invited to read...THE SITTAFORD MYSTERYM-U-R-D-E-R. It began as an innocent parlor game intended to while away the hours on a bitter winter night.But the message that appeared before the amateur occultists at the snowbound Sittaford House was spelled out as loud and clear as a scream. Of course, the notion that they had foretold doom was pure bunk. Wasn't it? And the discovery of a corpse was pure coincidence. Wasn't it? If they're to discover the answer to this baffling murder, perhaps they should play again. But a journey into the spirit world could prove terribly dangerous-especially when the killer is lurking in this one.AUTHORBIO: AGATHA CHRISTIE is the world's best known mystery writer. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her writing career spanned more than half a century, during which she wrote 80 novels and short story collections, as well as 14 plays, one of which, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running play in history. Agatha Christie also wrote under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. As well, she wrote four non-fiction books including an autobiography and an entertaining account of the many expeditions she shared with her archaeologist husband, Sir Max Mallowan. Agatha Christie died in 1976.

PhoenixFalls edited the table of contents of The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) Friday, July 24 2009.

• 1. Sittaford House
  2. The Message
  3. Five and Twenty Past Five
  4. Inspector Narracott
  5. Evans
  6. At the Three Crowns
  7. The Will
  8. Mr. Charles Enderby
  9. The Laurels
  10. The Pearson Family
  11. Emily Sets to Work
  12. The Arrest
  13. Sittaford
  14. The Willetts
  15. Visit to Major Burnaby
  16. Mr. Rycroft
  17. Miss Percehouse
  18. Emily Visits Sittaford House
  19. Theories
  20. Visit to Aunt Jennifer
  21. Conversations
  22. Nocturnal Adventures of Charles
  23. At Hazelmoor
  24. Inspector Narracott Discusses the Case
  25. At Deller's Cafe
  26. Robert Gardner
  27. Narracott Acts
  28. Boots
  29. The Second Seance
  30. Emily Explains
  31. The Lucky Man

PhoenixFalls edited the characters of The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) Friday, July 24 2009.

• Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
• Added the description of Emily Trefussis: Fiance of Jim Pearson, suspected of murdering his uncle.
• marked the description of Emily Trefussis as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Inspector Narracott: Inspector assigned to investigate murder of Arthur Trevelyan.
• marked the description of Inspector Narracott as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Charles Enderby: Journalist in town just in time to be "on the spot" for the murder investigation.
• marked the description of Charles Enderby as not a spoiler
• Added the description of Major Burnaby: Arthur Trevelyan's best friend; found his body.
• marked the description of Major Burnaby as not a spoiler
• Added the description of The Willets: Mother and daughter that rented Trevelyan's house and hosted the table-turning party.
• marked the description of The Willets as not a spoiler

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) Friday, July 24 2009.

• Added a contributor: Agatha Christie: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Sittaford Mystery (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries) Thursday, July 16 2009.

• Major Burnaby drew on his gum boots, buttoned his overcoat collar round his neck, took from a shelf near the door a hurricane lantern, and cautiously opened the front door of his little bungalow and peered out.