Librarian's note: the first fifteen novels in the Hercule Poirot series are 1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 1920 2) The Murder on the Links, 1923 3) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926 4) The Big Four, 1927 5) The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1928 6) Peril at End House, 1932 7) Lord Edgware Dies, 1933 8) Murder on the Orient Express, 1934 9) Three Act Tragedy, 1935 10) Death in the Clouds, 1935 11) The A.B.C.

Often considered to be one of Agatha Christie's best. But if A is for Alice Asher, bludgeoned to death in Andover, and B is for Betty Bernard, strangled with her belt on the beach at Bexhill, who will then be Victim C? More importantly, why is this happening? His macabre calling card is to leave the ABC Railway Guide beside each victim's body. Alphabetically speaking, it's one letter down, twenty-five to go. 'There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie.When Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already looking into the clues. Where does she get hold of these brilliant notions?' - Bristol Evening Post Christie has invented an entirely new plot for a detective story-a difficult thing in these days she is to be congratulated on the perfection of her invention.' - The Times (London) 'An entirely original idea.' - Daily Telegraph (London) With each murder, the killer is getting more confident-but leaving a trail of deliberate clues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might just prove to be the first, and fatal, mistake. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarke in Churston.

There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet, and the whole country is in a state of panic.A is for Mrs. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be.' With each murder, the killer is getting more confident-but leaving a trail of deliberate clues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might just prove to be the first, and fatal, mistake.Īgatha Christie's beloved classic novel sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer-now a limited streaming series starring John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, and Tara Fitzgerald 'Let us see, Mr. There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic.Ī is for Mrs. 'There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie.'- Sunday Times (London) In this official authorized edition of Agatha Christie's beloved classic novel, Hercule Poirot sets out on the trail of a serial killer-now a limited streaming series starring John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, and Tara Fitzgerald.

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