'Hercule Poirot, Master Detective is an omnibus edition of Agatha Christie novels published by Dodd Mead in 1936. The omnibus is available in hardcover only and consists of three Hercule Poirot novels: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Murder in the Calais Coach, Thirteen at Dinner. Like other omnibus editions of this era, this title is extremely scarce.
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(from inside back flap)
For sheer mystery enjoyment it is well nigh impossible to equal the brilliant and varied brew of threat and murder, daggers and poisons and guns, strange places and stranger people, suspicion and detection. Three cases are here set forth---each notable, nay, famous, for a uniqueness that sets it apart and above--three of the greatest cases of theincomparable Poirot. And that, gentle reader, means that you will find herein much to awe you, thrill you and surprise you--all of it guaranteed to keep your eye glued in turn to each of its 915 pages.
Three complete novels are included: THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD, a record breaker among detective stories and founder of a new school in the genre; MURDER ON THE CALAIS COACH, as ingenious and expertly executed a crime as you can find; THIRTEEN AT DINNER, a masterful unravelling of a super-intricate problem.
An Agatha Christie omibus has long been awaited. It comes now, composed of three of her greatest stories, with an introductory letter from Hercule Poirot himself, the famous owner of the "grey cells," the egg-shaped head and pointed moustaches--whose unique methods, utterly charming personality and surprising achievements merit well the appelation--Master Detective.
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