The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories (Agatha Christie Collection)

Agrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius. In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In "The Actress," a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In "The Harlequin Tea Set," Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this truly stellar collection. Review There are no original mystery plots. Christie devised all of them first, and the rest of us borrow from her. (Mary Daheim, USA Today bestselling author of the Bed-and-Breakfast mysteries ) A treat for any Christie fan....These stories are ample proofif further proof were neededof the mastery she brought to her craft. (Richmond Times-Dispatch ) From the Back Cover Agrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius. In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In "The Actress," a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In "The Harlequin Tea Set," Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this truly stellar collection. Hercule Poirot is joined by the mysterious problem solver Harley Quin in the pages of The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories—a collection of ingenious short masterworks of mystery and suspense that showcase the legendary Agatha Christie at her very best.A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius.In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer.... In The Actress, a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer.... In The Harlequin Tea Set, Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this stellar collection.

Agrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius.

In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest," Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. . . . In "The Actress," a great star's shady past becomes the plaything of a blackmailer. . . . In "The Harlequin Tea Set," Mr. Harley Quin helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. These and six other stories of danger and detection complete this truly stellar collection.

Nine previously uncollected gems from the world's most popular mystery writer are now available for the first time in this stellar collection.

The Harlequin Tea Set is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by G. P. Putnam's Sons on April 14, 1997. It contains nine short stories each of which involves a separate mystery. With the exception of The Harlequin Tea Set, which was published in the collection Problem at Pollensa Bay, all stories were published in the UK in 1997 in the anthology While the Light Lasts and Other Stories. The collection of nine stories include: "The Edge" "The Actress" "While the Light Lasts" "The House of Dreams" "The Lonely God" "Manx Gold" "Within a Wall" "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest" (a Hercule Poirot story) "The Harlequin Tea Set" (a Harley Quin story) A grand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, this collection brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of storytelling genius.The EdgeThe ActressWhile the Light LastsThe House of DreamsThe Lonely GodManx GoldWithin a WallThe Mystery of the Spanish ChestThe Harlequin Tea Set Nine mystery stories. In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, detective Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer, while in The Edge a woman must decide whether to follow her heart or her conscience