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Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime for her 80 ingenious crime books and her plays. Writing anonymously as Mary Westmacott, she also wrote about crimes of the heart, a series of six bittersweet novels with a jagged edge, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.
<p>'Quiet and intelligent, with class distinctions which motivate its characters.' Books</p>
<p>'Miss Westmacott writes crisply and is always lucid… much material has been skilfully compressed.' Times Literary Supplement</p>
A print-on-demand edition of Christie's masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized 'A-format' paperbacks.
A captivating novel of love and intrigue.
Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabriel, an ambitious and ruthless war hero, should appear in her life. For Isabella, the price of love would mean abandoning her dreams of home and happiness forever. For Gabriel, it would destroy his chance of a career and all his ambitions…
Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.
A print-on-demand edition of Christie's masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized 'A-format' paperbacks.
A captivating novel of love and intrigue.
• Packaged to match the successful Agatha Christie ‘masterpiece editions’, the first time the six ‘Mary Westmacott’ novels have been available individually for almost a decade.
• Crossing between Crime and Romance, these ‘Crimes of the Heart’ novels are designed to appeal to lovers of classic fiction, as well as Christie’s loyal followers.
• Continued media interest in Agatha Christie, including promotion for these new editions on the official www.agathachristie.com website.
• More than 750,000 Agatha Christie books sold by HarperCollins every year.
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Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime for her 80 ingenious crime books and her plays. Writing anonymously as Mary Westmacott, she also wrote about crimes of the heart, a series of six bittersweet novels with a jagged edge, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.