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Black Coffee

By Agatha Christie
Series: Poirot
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Black Coffee by Agatha Christie unfolds with the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot being summoned to solve a puzzling case involving a stolen formula for a powerful explosive. Set in an English country house, the narrative weaves a tense atmosphere as Poirot navigates through twists, uncovering deceit, and examining motives to reveal the truth. The story is a captivating fusion of intrigue, intellect, and classic detective work.
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You might enjoy this book if you love classic detective mysteries featuring the brilliant Hercule Poirot. With a gripping plot of intrigue, insight, and suspense, it will captivate fans of Agatha Christie's timeless crime stories, as Poirot navigates through a web of secrets to solve the case.

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Black Coffee

Sugar and cream?
Or a lethal dose of poison?

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Sugar and cream? Or a lethal dose of poison?

The inventor of a powerful new explosive, Sir Claud Amory, is somewhat disconcerted when the chemical formula goes missing – the situation worsened by the knowledge that the thief is one of Sir Claud’s house-guests. A relative? Or a ‘friend’?

Whoever the culprit, Sir Claud decides to give them a sporting chance – which is more than someone gives him. As the doors are locked and the lights turned off, rather than return the formula, one of the guests adds something to their host’s coffee...

Black Coffee was adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne.

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Black Coffee has been praised as a delightful and engaging read that captures the essence of vintage Christie storytelling, offering a sense of nostalgia for longtime fans. It is regarded as a book that Agatha Christie herself would have been proud of, suggesting it retains the charm and intrigue characteristic of her original works.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008196653

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 May 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Contributors:

  • Adapted by Charles Osborne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 192

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Agatha Christie Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Series: Poirot

About the Author

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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