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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Christie's wildly unconventional investigator, Parker Pyne, all make appearances in <em>The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories</em>--a riveting collection of short stories featuring a host of murderous crimes of passion, pleasure, and profit.</strong></p><p>There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes.</p><p>In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest--Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne--and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of their careers.</p><strong></strong><p><strong></strong> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes.</p><p>In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest--Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne--and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of their careers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Agatha Christie's indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brought together generations of readers--a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape."--Jacqueline Winspear, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novels<br><br>"Highly entertaining....Agatha Christie at her best."--Springfield Republican<br>

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