Discover the man behind the moustache in this book of one-liners by the world’s most famous Belgian detective, revealing the wit and wisdom of Hercule Poirot and his creator, Agatha Christie. A perfect stocking-filler for every Christie fan, to help celebrate her 125th birthday.
‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.’
The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own ‘little grey cells’ solved some of the twentieth century’s most puzzling crimes. But what do we really know about the eccentric genius underneath that fussy façade?
Sometimes funny, often profound, and always revealing, this book of quotes and comments, from more than 50 Poirot novels and short stories, gives an entertaining glimpse of the man behind the moustache, and the wit and wisdom of the Queen of Crime who created him.
Includes an exclusive essay by Agatha Christie from the archives on her love/hate relationship with her most famous creation.
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Discover the man behind the moustache in this book of one-liners by the world’s most famous Belgian detective, revealing the wit and wisdom of Hercule Poirot and his creator, Agatha Christie. A perfect stocking-filler for every Christie fan, to help celebrate her 125th birthday.
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‘As usual, the little man has the last word!’—Agatha Christie, 1938
• First ever authorised gift book based on the Agatha Christie canon.
• Iconic cover design with tactile fur-textured moustache.
• More than 150 quotes, plus a full essay by Christie about Poirot.
• Published to coincide with Christie’s 125th birthday in September 2015.
Competition: Curtain Up; Agatha Christie'S Poirot; Agatha Christie (Pocket Essential Series); Agatha Christie'S Complete Secret Notebooks; Agatha Christie'S Marple. Julius Green;Anne Hart; Mark Campbell; John Curran;
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ISBN
9780008116606
Publisert
2015-09-10
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins
Vekt
240 gr
Høyde
157 mm
Bredde
116 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
160
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Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.