A print-on-demand edition of Christie's masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized 'A-format' paperbacks. A repugnant American widow is killed during a trip to Petra... Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark ...
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A print-on-demand edition of Christie's masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized 'A-format' paperbacks. A repugnant American widow is killed during a trip to Petra... Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: 'You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?' Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met...
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Add this copy of Appointment with Death to cart. $22.43, new condition, Sold by Ria Christie Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Uxbridge, MIDDLESEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by HarperCollins.
Add this copy of Appointment with Death to cart. $29.66, new condition, Sold by Booksplease rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southport, MERSEYSIDE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by HarperCollins.
This is Agatha Christie at her best. Absolutely loved trying to figure it out! Great read.
LitWit
Jun 18, 2007
Keeps you guessing!
Appointment with Death is filled with many eccentric characters that keep the reader entertained. The plot is full of twists and turns that keep you guessing. When an overpowering mother has a strange control over the actions of her grown sons, several people become suspicious. One woman attempts to free the sons from their mother's tight grip, but without any progress she is pushed away. When the controlling mother is found dead, many questions begin to arise but none too difficult for the cunning Poirot. You will be horrified, shocked, suprised, and amazed. It will leave you highly satisfied and reaching for another one of Agatha Christie's timeless classics.
