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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><P>The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to William Morrow Paperbacks. A sterling collection of short stories featuring Poirot and others, The Golden Ball and Other Stories is a riveting compendium of shocking secrets, dastardly crimes, and brilliant detection a showcase of Dame Agatha at her very best."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>A sterling collection of short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and others, <em>The Golden Ball and Other Stories</em> is a riveting compendium of shocking secrets, dastardly crimes, and brilliant detection--a showcase of Dame Agatha at her very best.</strong></p><p>Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a magnificent estate? </p><p>How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? W</p><p>hat unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, an unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover?</p><p>In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Mystery takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights.</p><p></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? What unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, an unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover?</p><p>In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Mystery takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Agatha Christie's puzzles have delighted fans for decades."--Diane Mott Davidson, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br>

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