The Listerdale Mystery: And Other Stories: Complete & Unabridged

This short story collection was first published in 1934 in the UK. It contains the following short stories: The Listerdale Mystery, Philomel Cottage, The Girl in the Train, Sing a Song of Sixpence, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Accident, Jane in Search of a Job, A Fruitful Sunday, Mr Eastwood's Adventure, The Golden Ball, The Rajah's Emerald and Swan Song. A flawless collection of short stories that Christie herself referred to as 'light-hearted thrillers'. Twelve ingenious, witty mysteries showing the author at her best, including: the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale, the strange meeting on a train of a feckless man and a beautiful girl, Philomel Cottage and the extraordinary country house visit of Edward Robinson. Each four-story volume is expertly narrated by Hugh Fraser Presents a collection of short stories that the author herself referred to as 'light-hearted thrillers'. This work features twelve ingenious mysteries showing the author at her best, including: the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale, the strange meeting on a train of a feckless man and a beautiful girl, and more A dozen ingenious tales involving mystery and adventure, with subjects ranging from a stolen rajah's emerald to a necklace discovered in a basket of cherries to a mystery writer's bizarre near-arrest for murder. Yet all twelve stories have one thing in common: the skillful hand of Agatha Christie A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie