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Towards Zero
CD-Audio
Main Details
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Towards Zero
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Agatha Christie
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Read by Hugh Fraser
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Physical Properties |
Format:CD-Audio | Dimensions(mm): Height 142,Width 139 |
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Category/Genre | Classic crime |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780007211227
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Classifications | Dewey:823.912 |
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Edition |
Unabridged edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint |
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Publication Date |
20 March 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.
Author Biography
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles', written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott and saw her work translated into more languages than Shakespeare. Her enduring success, enhanced by many film and TV adaptations, is a tribute to the timeless appeal of her characters and the unequalled ingenuity of the plots.
Reviews"Masterly storytelling" Times Literary Supplement "Agatha Christie has surpassed herself" New York Times
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