Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents a mystifying criminal conundrum that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.
Barbara appears to have committed suicide while her flatmate was away for the weekend. But how did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? Inspector Japp calls for the assistance of Hercule Poirot.
Murder in the Mews is a miniature classic of characterization, incident, and suspense.
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.
“All great characters are capable of entertaining us again and again, but only the very greatest are new every time we read them. Hercule Poirot is a member of this very small club.” — Timothy Hallinan, author of the Poke Rafferty thrillers
“All four tales are admirable entertainment....Her solutions are unexpected and satisfying.” — Daily Mail (London)
