While the Light Lasts
Some of Agatha Christie's earliest stories -- including her very first -- which show the Queen of Crime in the making! A macabre recurring dream ! revenge against a blackmailer ! jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience ! a stolen gemstone ! the haunting attraction of an ancient relic ! a...
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Some of Agatha Christie's earliest stories -- including her very first -- which show the Queen of Crime in the making! A macabre recurring dream ! revenge against a blackmailer ! jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience ! a stolen gemstone ! the haunting attraction of an ancient relic ! a race against time ! a tragic love triangle ! a body in a box ! an unexpected visitor from beyond the grave! Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie's brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780007154852 (0007154852)
ASIN: 0007154852
Publish date: 2003-07-07
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Short Stories,
Suspense,
Fiction
This is another collection of short stories which were re-issued in this particular collection published in 1997, so not a compilation that Dame Agatha would have had a hand in compiling. Nevertheless, there are some real gems amongst the stories. My personal favourites, the eponymous While the Li...
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