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Towards Zero is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in June 1944 and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year.
The book is the last to feature her recurring character of Superintendent Battle.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11524.33 | Fiction literature | 9 September 2010
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A Pocket Full of Rye is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on November 9, 1953 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The book features her detective Miss Marple.
Like several of Christie’s novels (e.g. Hickory Dickory Dock, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) the title and substantial parts of the plot reference a nursery rhyme, in this case, Sing a Song of Sixpence.
Each volume presents vital information on approximately 15 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Titles featured in vol. 31 of Short Stories for Students include:
A new-look printing of Agatha Christie's 'most absorbing mystery' to mark the 25th anniversary of her death. Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976, having become the best-selling novelist in history. Her autobiography, published in 1977 a year after her death, tells of her fascinating private life, from early childhood through two marriages and two World Wars, and her experiences both as a writer and on archaeological expeditions with her second husband, Max Mallowan. Not only does the book reveal the true genius of her legendary success...
Английская писательница, до сих пор являющаяся самым известным и самым читаемым в мире автором детективных произведений, писать начала в годы Первой Мировой, работая сиделкой в госпитале. В перерывах между дежурствами она придумала двух своих любимых сыщиков - эксцентричного пенсионера бельгийской полиции Эркюля Пуаро и провинциальную старую деву мисс Марпл. Именно Пуаро принес Кристи первый крупный успех. "Убийство в Восточном экспрессе" считается наиболее загадочным и виртуозным произведением королевы детектива.
