{"product_id":"hercule-poirots-christmas-by-agatha-christie-9780008458331","title":"Hercule Poirot’s Christmas","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHercule Poirot’s Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e is Agatha Christie’s seasonal mystery thriller available in a special royal trade paperback format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“There is, at Christmas, a spirit of goodwill. People who do not \u003cem\u003efeel\u003c\/em\u003e amiable are putting great pressure on themselves to \u003cem\u003eappear\u003c\/em\u003e amiable! If you dam the stream of natural behaviour, \u003cem\u003emon ami\u003c\/em\u003e, sooner or later the dam bursts and a cataclysm occurs!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633356931308,"sku":"9780008458331","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780008458331-hercule-poirot-s-christmas-1.jpg?v=1791161423","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hercule-poirots-christmas-by-agatha-christie-9780008458331","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}