The Clocks: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

by Agatha Christie

Overview

When a young secretary, Sheila Webb, is sent to the home of a blind woman on an errand, she is horrified to discover a dead man behind the couch, surrounded by four clocks that have all been stopped at 4:13. The owner arrives home and denies that the clocks belong to her, the deceased's business card turns out to be a fraud, and a woman shows up claiming to be the dead man's wife. There is only one man who can unravel this complicated case: Hercule Poirot.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063376953
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/29/2024
Series:	Hercule Poirot Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com

Editorial Reviews

Hercule Poirot is one of those rare fictional characters who came to shape my thinking as both a lawyer and a crime novelist.” — James Grippando, New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Swyteck Novels

“Here is the grand-manner detective story in all its glory.” — New York Times Book Review

“Christie addicts will cherish this book. Total absorption is guaranteed.” — Sunday Times (London)

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