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The Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book

Put your detective skills to the ultimate test this Christmas
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Can you work out whodunnit, with what and why like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot? Put your armchair detective abilities to the ultimate test... Do you have the flair, order and method of Hercule Poirot, or the unassuming, shrewd intelligence of Miss Marple? You're going to... Read More
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Can you work out whodunnit, with what and why like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot? Put your armchair detective abilities to the ultimate test...

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Can you work out whodunnit, with what and why like Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot? Put your armchair detective abilities to the ultimate test...

Do you have the flair, order and method of Hercule Poirot, or the unassuming, shrewd intelligence of Miss Marple? You're going to need it...

Brush off your moustache, collect your knitting needles and put your little grey cells to good use in the case of the missing librarian. With a murderous culprit leaving behind 100 of the most perplexing puzzles to solve, can you complete them to follow the trail of the crime?

Immerse yourself in the world of Agatha Christie with this new and official puzzling series of events.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399627931

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 315g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Born in Torquay in 1890, Agatha Christie became, and remains, the bestselling novelist of all time. She is best known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, as well as the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation too.

Agatha Christie Limited (ACL) has been managing the literary and media rights to Agatha Christie's works around the world since 1955, when the company was set up by Christie herself. The company is managed by Christie's great-grandson, James Prichard.

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