Christie Agatha: While the Light Lasts

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These five early stories, unpublished since their first magazine appearances in the '20s and '30s, were finally unearthed 21 years after Agatha Christie's death. Smartly jacketed in the contemporary Agatha Christie liverie, all show the deft touch of the Queen of Crime in the making. While the Light Lasts The Actress The House of Dreams The Edge Within a Wall Like many of her contemporaries, Agatha Christie wrote stories for a variety of magazines in the 1920s and '30s, and most of these eventually found their way into her books of short stories. Now, 21 years after her death, detective work worthy of Agatha Christie herself has unearthed 'new' stories, most of which have never been published anywhere in the world since their orginal appearances. In this new collection the author observes the tragic flaws in human nature, providing a glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making. Anyone who has ever read Agatha Christie will enjoy every story for her skill at characterisation and her ability to deliver an unexpected twist in the tail... While the Light Lasts - Agatha Christie od authora Agatha Christie a nakladatelství v kategorii Knihy za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz While the Light Lasts - Christie Agatha 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. z kategorie Knihy | Cizojazyčná literatura | English literature | Fiction and Literature | Mystery and Crime od neuveden naleznete ne e-shopu KnihyDobrovsky.cz! Two short story collections bound in the contemporary }Agatha Christie Collection{ jackets. There is a major marketing campaign behind these new editions.