The quickness of Christie’s hand still continues to deceive our eyes.” — Val McDermid, New York Times bestselling author
“Twice as brilliant as Death on the Nile, which was entirely brilliant.” — The Observer
The unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only one day to solve a murder in the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Appointment with Death.
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her.
With only twenty-four 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. . . .
The unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only one day to solve a murder in the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Appointment with Death.
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her.
With only twenty-four 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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BN ID: | 2940170151288 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 07/03/2012 |
Series: | Hercule Poirot Series |
Edition description: | Unabridged |