The ABC Murders : A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

Theres a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic. A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarke in Churston. With each murder, the killer is getting more confidentbut leaving a trail of deliberate clues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might just prove to be the first, and fatal, mistake. Review There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie. (Sunday Times (London) ) An entirely original idea. (Daily Telegraph (London) ) Mrs. Christie has invented an entirely new plot for a detective storya difficult thing in these days; she is to be congratulated on the perfection of her invention. (The Times (London) ) Her best yet. Where does she get hold of these brilliant notions? (Bristol Evening Post ) About the Author Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in one hundred foreign countries. She is the author of eighty novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays, and six novels under the name Mary Westmacott. She died in 1976. Has Cover : Yes Combinrd ESI : 13 of 41 Calc Series A (group): Hercule Poirot Mystery Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ABook : E_Only Number of Authors : 1 Calc New : Grouped.Hercule Poirot Mystery. Calc Force Series : .Hercule Poirot Mystery Title First Parm : A.B.C. Murders EBook : Have Calc ESI Part 3 : 41 Calc ESI Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 1 : 13 Custom Series : SIPY.Hercule Poirot Mystery.Cmd.13 of 44._.ICBF Enter Series Index : 13 of 41 Record Notes : Perm IE IC 09 01 14 Calc Series Group : Hercule Poirot Mystery Series Genre : Hercule Poirot Mystery Test Text Series Index: 13 Raw Title : A.B.C. Murders Number Of Formats : 1 Title Length : 14 Title Parm A : A.B.C. Murders Record ID : 1890 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Hercule Poirot Mystery.Cmd.13 of 41._.ICBF ES Name : Hercule Poirot Mystery Series A : Hercule Poirot Mystery Calc New Series : Hercule Poirot Mystery.... Calc ESN Part 2 : of Calc ESN Part 3 : 41 Calc ESN Part 1 : 13 Series Parm B : 13 Series Parm A : Hercule Poirot Mystery Test Search : A.B.C. Murders / Agatha Christie Title Parms B to H : - - - - - - Title Pre Pound : A.B.C. Murders ES Suffix : _ Title After First Parm: A.B.C. Murders Uncomma Author : Agatha Christie ES Genre : Cmd Compare Author : eq ES Group : Serified_E Test Compare Series to Entered: eq ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : Agatha Christie Hercule Poirot Mystery All Identifiers : isbn:9780062073587 Single Author : Agatha Christie Sorted Author by LN, FN: Christie, Agatha Num of Aut : 1 Title Pre Parend : A.B.C. Murders Title Pre Colon : A.B.C. Murders Author Parm A : Agatha Christie Number of Author Names: 2 Calc ESI Combined : 13 of 190 Recognized as one of Christie's cleverest mysteries in the highly popular Poirot series. It is sure to be a success with her many avid fans. A serial killer is on the loose, murdering his victims in alphabetical order, leaving an ABC Railway Guide beside each body ... and also playing a game with Hercule Poirot, alerting him in advance to the location of the murders, but Poirot always arrives too late. Intrigued by the psychopath's mind and methodology, Poirot travels the length and breadth of England - determined to track down the ruthless killer

There’s a serial killer on the loose, workinghis way through the alphabet and the wholecountry is in a state of panic.

A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for BettyBarnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarkein Churston. With each murder, the killer is gettingmore confident—but leaving a trail of deliberateclues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might justprove to be the first, and fatal, mistake.

Title is derived from the "ABC Rail Guide" to British railways, which contains an alphabetical listing of train stops. The plot centers on finding a killer who murders victims in alphabetical order, starting with a victim in Andover whose initials are A.A. By the time the killer reaches letter "D" Hercule Poirot recognizes that all but one of the murders have been committed as mere deceptions meant to mask the truly significant murder There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way though the alphabet. There seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until her makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans . . .