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Hercule Poirot's Christmas

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A facsimile first edition hardback of the wartime Poirot book, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and commemorate the tradition of a 'Christie for Christmas'. It 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. But 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! To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie.

Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie family's own archive, this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory.

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Product Details
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
0007234503 / 9780007234509
Hardback
823.912
06/11/2006
United Kingdom
English
Classic crime
251 p.
20 cm
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Facsim. of ed. published: London: Collins, 1938.
A facsimile first edition hardback of the wartime Poirot book, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and commemorate the tradition of a 'Christie for Christmas'. / Market research shows that two out of three of all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie book, and more than half want to read her again / Follows the popular and acclaimed Miss Marple first edition facsimile series in 2005/6. / Very collectable and affordable at GBP10.00 each. (The successful Ian Fleming/James Bond facsimile editions were GBP25.00 each.) / Sports the original pre-war first edition ja
A facsimile first edition hardback of the wartime Poirot book, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and commemorate the tradition of a 'Christie for Christmas'. / Market research shows that two out of three of all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie book, and more than half want to read her again / Follows the popular and acclaimed Miss Marple first edition facsimile series in 2005/6. / Very collectable and affordable at GBP10.00 each. (The successful Ian Fleming/James Bond facsimile editions were GBP25.00 each.) / Sports the original pre-war first edition ja FC Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FF Crime & mystery