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The Golden Ball and Other Stories by Agatha Christie

The Golden Ball and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · August 7, 2012

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Who it’s for
Short mysteries mingle romantic tangles, uncanny visitations, and classic crime, with surprises in store.
Themes
Crime and detection, Romantic entanglements, Supernatural visitations
Genres
Mystery Anthologies, Short Stories (Single Author), Cozy Mysteries

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About this book

A sterling collection of short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and others, The Golden Ball and Other Stories is a riveting compendium of shocking secrets, dastardly crimes, and brilliant detection—a showcase of Dame Agatha at her very best. Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises?

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W hat unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, an unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover? In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Mystery takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights.

Mystery in Miniature

Short mysteries mingle romantic tangles, uncanny visitations, and classic crime, with surprises in store.

Come here for

  • Compact stories where romance and crime cross paths
  • A little supernatural strangeness alongside classic detection

Expect

  • A varied collection featuring Hercule Poirot and others
  • Unexpected, satisfying answers

Where it sits

Mystery Anthologies88%
Short Stories (Single Author)71%
Cozy Mysteries39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Short Story Anthologies
  • Historical Fantasy
  • Fantasy Romance
  • Historical Fiction
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  • Horror
  • Literary Fiction
  • British Mystery
  • Mystery Anthologies
Authors
Agatha Christie
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
August 7, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Crime and detection · Romantic entanglements · Supernatural visitations
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies