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Format:

Book

Author:

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, author.

Title:

A deadly affair : unexpected love stories from the queen of mystery / Agatha Christie.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher, Date:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

Description:

263 pages ; 21 cm

Summary:

In this new collection of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love--crimes of passion, games of the heart, and deadly affairs. This pulse-pounding compendium features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, master of charades Parker Pyne, the enigmatic Harley Quin, and the adventurous Tommy and Tuppence, all on the ready to solve a tantalizing mystery.

Subjects:

Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Marple, Jane (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Beresford, Tuppence (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Beresford, Tommy (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.

Mystery and detective stories, English.

Romance fiction, English.

Genre:

Romantic suspense fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Romance fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Short stories.

Other Author:

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. King of clubs.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Face of Helen.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Death on the Nile.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Death by drowning.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Double clue.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Finessing the King.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Gentleman dressed in newspaper.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Fruitful Sunday.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Wasps' nest.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Case of the caretaker.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Man in the mist.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Case of the rich woman.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Magnolia blossom.

Container of (work) : Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Love detectives.

Other Title:

Love stories from the queen of mystery

Notes:

"The official authorized edition--Agatha Christie"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263).

Contents:

The king of clubs -- The face of Helen -- Death on the Nile -- Death by drowning -- The double clue -- Finessing the King/The gentleman dressed in newspaper -- Fruitful Sunday -- Wasps' nest -- The case of the caretaker -- The man in the mist -- The case of the rich woman -- Magnolia blossom -- The love detectives -- Affairs of the heart: Agatha's early courtships.

ISBN:

9780063142343

0063142341

Other Number:

1287034034

System Availability:

3

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

3

Control Number:

946851

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

FICTION Christie ^Mystery