Hercule Poirot #8
Peril at End House
Poirot quickly takes a particular interest in the young woman. Recently, she has narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. Something like a bullet! It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.
287 pages, Paperback
First published February 1,1932
This edition
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287 pages, Paperback
- Published
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January 1, 2001 by HarperCollins
- ISBN
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9780007119301
- ASIN
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0007119305
- Language
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English
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Nick Buckley
The young and reckless mistress of End House, she tried to shrug off three near escapes from violent death....
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Maggie Buckley
Nicks country cousin, she was the logical one to summon to End House to help deter danger. Her parents are Giles and Jean....
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Frederica Rice
She has the face of a weary madonna - and a past that was devil-ridden. Nickname Freddie. Married....
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Jim Lazarus
Son of a famous art dealer, he devoted more time to women and flashy cars than to the family business....
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Commander George Challenger
His ‘old school manner made Hastings trust him implicitly, but Nick made him out as a bore. Dr. MacAllister is the Commanders uncle.more...
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Detective Chief Inspector James Japp
Detective Chief Inspector James Japp (later Assistant Commissioner Japp) is a fictional character who appears in several of Agatha Christies novels featuring Hercule Poirot.Japps career in the Poirot novels extends into the 1930s but, like Has...
About the author
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
