Peril At End House

Download or read book Peril at End House written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Agatha Christie classic Peril at End House, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer—and it’s up to Hercule Poirot to save her life. On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty Nick Buckley describe her recent “accidental brushes with death.” First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed. So when Poirot finds a bullet hole in Nick’s sun hat, he decides that this girl needs his help. Can he find the would-be killer before he hits his target?

Download or read book Peril at End House written by Agatha Christie and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2007 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: aMiss Buckley's three near-fatal accidents spur ace detective Hercule Poirot to conduct a search for motives among her friends and neighbors.

Download or read book Peril at End House written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is stalking the lady of End House. She claims her only friend is a ghost. Hercule Poirot has his more earthbound theories of what's happening.

Download or read book Peril at end House written by Didier Quella-Guyot and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's cleverest crime author is brought to book in this new series of graphic adaptations of some of her most famous crimes. Can Hercule Poirot unravel the peril at End House ? Hercule Poirot's holiday on the Cornish coast is rudely interrupted when he runs into a real-life damsel in distress. Young Nick Buckley, owner of the eerie and imposing End House, has already survived three attempts on her life, and even now is being shot at by an unseen gunman. Deciding to protect her, Poirot finds himself trying to solve a murder that hasn't happened yet ! Peril at End House is set in the fictional seaside town of St Loo, which was based on Agatha Christie's childhood home of Torquay in Devon. This new adaptation perfectly captures the menace and excitement of the original story.

Download or read book The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie written by James Zemboy and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most popular mystery writer of all time concocted a rich recipe of intrigue, character, and setting. All of Agatha Christie's 66 detective novels are covered here in great detail. Each chapter begins with general comments on a novel's geographical and historical setting, identifying current events, fashions, fads and popular interests that relate to the story. A concise plot summary and comprehensive character listing follow, and each novel is discussed within Christie's overall body of work, with an emphasis on the development of themes, narrative technique, and characters over the course of her prolific career. An appendix translates Poirot's French and defines the British idiomatic words and phrases that give Christie's novels so much of their flavor.

Download or read book Peril at End House written by Agatha Christie and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2024-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agatha Christie's sensational mystery thriller set in her Devonshire homeland. On holiday in Cornwall, Poirot meets a pretty young woman with an unusual name, 'Nick' Buckley. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, the great detective decides the girl needs his protection. He also begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet.

Download or read book Peril at End House written by Agatha Christie and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: