The ABC Murders
***There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And*** as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place. Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, ***there seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot*** to frustrate his plans.**--goodreads** ***The A.B.C. Murders is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, featuring her characters Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp,*** as they contend with a series of killings by a mysterious murderer known only as "A.B.C.". The book was **first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club** on 6 January 1936, sold for seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) while a US edition, **published by Dodd, Mead and Company on 14 February of the same year**, was priced $2.00. **The form of the novel is unusual, ...
Details
- First published
- 1935
- Pages
- 331 pages
- Hardcover 3.9/5
- Genres
Mystery Thriller Poirot Crime Mystery & Detective Literary Collections
- Authors
- Series
- Original title
- Morte na Mesopotâmia
- Original language
- Portuguese