Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)

Description

E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Peril at End House;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.Nick is an unusual name for a pretty young woman. And Nick Buckley has been leading an unusual life of late. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car fail. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder misses her by inches. Safe in bed, she is almost crushed by a painting. Upon discovering a bullet hole in Nick’s sun hat, Hercule Poirot (who had come to Cornwall for a simple holiday with his friend Captain Hastings) decides that the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet.Times Literary Supplement: 'Ingenious.'

First Sentence

NO seaside town in the south of England is, I think, as attractive as St. Loo.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Hercule Poirot (7)

Other Editions

• Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)Library BindingTandem Library1999-10-01
• Peril at End houseDodd Mead & company1932-01-01
• Peril at End HousePaperbackPocket1979-07-03
• Peril at End HousePaperbackPocket1982-10-02
• Peril at End HouseHardcoverUlverscroft1990-01-01
• Moord onder vuurwerkLuitingh-Sijthoff1996-01-01