Cards on the Table is not a traditional Christie whodunit by any means, neither is it a typical Poirot mystery - but what it is, is an extremely cleverly executed mystery. Published first in , this was also the first outing for the eccentric Ariadne www.doorway.ru by: AGATHA CHRISTIE - CARDS ON THE TABLE, published by Collins, copyright , First Edition, First Printing (no references to subsequent printings on copyright page), lists to "Murder in Mesopotamia" on list of Christie books to left of title page, redish orange boards with black lettering on spine. Agatha Christie: Five Complete Hercule Poirot Novels - Murder on the Orient Express / Thirteen at Dinner / The ABC Murders / Cards on the Table / Death on the Nile. Christie, Agatha. Published by Wing Books, New York, ISBN ISBN Seller: Thomas F. Pesce', Anaheim, CA, U.S.A.
CARDS ON THE TABLE Foreword by the Author There is an idea prevalent that a detective story is rather like a big race a number of starters--likely horses and jockeys. "You pays your money and you takes your choice!" The favorite is by common consent the opposite of a favorite on the racecourse. In other words he is likely to be a complete outsider! Opening sentence: "My dear M. Poirot!" Cards on the Table has an interesting line in the foreword by Agatha Christie: '(this) was one of Hercule Poirot's favourite www.doorway.ru friend, Captain Hastings, however, when Poirot described it to him, considered it very dull!' Interesting, as when I started reading I feared I was going to be agreeing with Captain Hastings. In Agatha Christie's classic mystery, Cards on the Table, the wily Hercule Poirot is on the case when a bridge night turns deadly Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid.
Cards on the Table is not a traditional Christie whodunit by any means, neither is it a typical Poirot mystery - but what it is, is an extremely cleverly executed mystery. Published first in , this was also the first outing for the eccentric Ariadne Oliver. Cards On The Table (Hercule Poirot #15), Agatha Christie Meeting by chance at an art exhibition, the flamboyant collector Mr Shaitana tells Hercule Poirot of his personal crime-related collection, and invites him to a dinner party to see it. Scoffing at the idea of collecting mere artefacts, Shaitana explains that he collects only the best exhibits: criminals who have evaded justice. Cards on the Table is a detective fiction novel by the English author Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 November and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $
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