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Black Coffee (Poirot)
01 Jan 2017
by AGATHA CHRISTIE
- Publisher : HARPER COLLINS
- Language : English
- Pages : 0
- ISBN-10 : ?8196656
- ISBN-13 : 9780008196653
In the first novel to appear since 1976, Hercule Poirot returns to bring his “little grey cells” to bear on one last case.In spring 1934, Poirot is summoned to Surrey, by England’s most prominent physicist, Sir Claud Amory. Amory fears that someone in his household is attempting to steal his latest discovery, a formula critical to England’s defense. Poirot, with Captain Hastings at his side, rushes to Surrey, but arrives too late. Amory has died, his formula is missing, and anyone in his country house, full of relatives and guests, could have been responsible.
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3.6 rating based on 31,727 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0008196656
ISBN-13: 9780008196653
Goodreads: 36398915
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Publisher: HarperCollins
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The inventor Sir Claud Amory is left with a bitter taste in his mouth when the formula for his powerful new explosive is stolen - by someone staying in his own household.
Seeking a swift remedy, Sir Claud locks the doors and switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. But the darkness brings death, and Hercule Poirot is left to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious guests to find the killer and prevent a catastrophe.
3.6 rating based on 31,727 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0008196656
ISBN-13: 9780008196653
Goodreads: 36398915
Author(s):
Published: //
The inventor Sir Claud Amory is left with a bitter taste in his mouth when the formula for his powerful new explosive is stolen - by someone staying in his own household.
Seeking a swift remedy, Sir Claud locks the doors and switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. But the darkness brings death, and Hercule Poirot is left to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious guests to find the killer and prevent a catastrophe.
