By Agatha Christie
The Queen of poser has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the said mistress of suspense—creator of indomitable sleuth pass over Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and such a lot of different unforgettable characters—brings her whole oeuvre of inventive whodunits, locked room mysteries, and difficult puzzles to Harper Paperbacks…including one of her personal ten favourite novels, Towards Zero, which places Superintendent conflict and Inspector Leach at the case as they examine the homicide of an aged widow.
Quick preview of Towards Zero PDF
Similar Mystery books
“Quirky, endearing characters make Savannah Blues one heck of a great time. ” —Jennifer Crusie“Mary Kay Andrews has excellent pitch by way of endearing, smart-mouth heroines, and he or she has stuck the languid looniness of the Low state completely. ”—Anne Rivers SiddonsMeet Weezie (aka Eloise) Foley, a feisty antiques “picker,” banished through her spiteful ex-husband from the home she herself restored in Savannah’s ancient district, who needs to come to phrases with a lifestyles that has without warning changed…and no longer, it, turns out for the higher.
Day of Atonement: A Decker/Lazarus Novel (Decker/Lazarus Novels)
Peter Decker of the LAPD by no means dreamed he'd be spending his honeymoon along with his new spouse, Rina Lazarus, in an Orthodox Jewish enclave in Brooklyn, New York—or negative occasion may finish it so by surprise. yet a boy has vanished from the midst of this close-knit non secular group, a early life fleeing the tight bonds and strictures he felt have been strangling him.
Nemesis: A Miss Marple Mystery (Miss Marple Mysteries)
The Queen of puzzle has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the stated mistress of suspense—creator of indomitable sleuth leave out Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and such a lot of different unforgettable characters—brings her whole oeuvre of creative whodunits, locked room mysteries, and difficult puzzles to Harper Paperbacks.
Dumb Witness: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries)
The Queen of poser has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the said mistress of suspense—creator of indomitable sleuth omit Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and such a lot of different unforgettable characters—brings her complete oeuvre of inventive whodunits, locked room mysteries, and confusing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks.
- The Drowning Spool (Needlecraft Mysteries, Book 17)
- Time Bomb (Alex Delaware, Book 5)
- Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablos Nose (Encyclopedia Brown, Book 20)
- A Fountain Filled With Blood (Reverend Clare Fergusson, Book 2)
- Meet the Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children: The Adventures of Benny and Watch Series, Book 1)
Extra resources for Towards Zero
Nevile acknowledged: "But the niblick - my fingerprints -" "She wasn't hit with that niblick. Dr. Lazenby did not love it for all time. I observed that. She was once killed with whatever else. That niblick was once placed there intentionally to throw suspicion on you. it can be by means of an individual who overheard the quarrel and so chosen you as an appropriate sufferer, or it can be simply because -" He paused, arid then repeated his query: "Who is there during this apartment that hates you, Mr. unusual? " IX "I've acquired a question for you, doctor," acknowledged conflict. They have been within the doctor's apartment after strolling back from the nursing domestic, the place they'd had a quick interview with Jane Barrett. Barrett was once vulnerable and exhausted, yet fairly transparent in her assertion. She had simply been entering into mattress after ingesting her senna whilst woman Tressilian's bell had wrung. She had glanced on the dock and visible the time -twenty-five mins prior ten. She had wear her dressing-gown and are available down. She had heard a noise within the corridor under and had appeared over the balusters. "It used to be Mr. Nevile simply going out. He used to be taking his raincoat down from the hook. " "What swimsuit was once he donning? " "His gray pinstripe. His face was once very frightened and unhappy-looking. He shoved his palms into his coat as if he did not care how he positioned it on. Then he went out and banged front door in the back of him. I went on in to Her Ladyship. She was once very drowsy, bad pricey, and could not bear in mind why she had rung for me - she could not constantly, terrible girl. yet I beat up her pillows and taken her a clean glass of water and settled her conveniently. " "She did not look dissatisfied or frightened of whatever? " "Just drained, that is all. i used to be drained myself. Yawning. I went up and went correct off to sleep. " That was once Barrett's tale, and it appeared very unlikely to doubt her real grief and horror on the information of her mistress's dying. They went again to Lazenby's residence, and it was once then that conflict introduced that he had a query to invite. "Ask away," acknowledged Lazenby. "What time do you're thinking that woman Tressilian died? " "I've advised you. among ten o'clock and middle of the night. " "I be aware of that is what you acknowledged. however it wasn't my query. I requested you what you in my opinion suggestion. " "Off the checklist, eh? " "Yes. " "All correct. My wager will be within the neighbourhood of 11 o'clock. " "That's what i needed you to say," stated conflict. "Glad to oblige. Why? " "Never did just like the thought of her being killed sooner than ten-twenty. Take Barrett's sleeping-draught - it do not have set to work through then. That sleeping-draught exhibits that the homicide was once intended to be devoted much later - in the course of the evening. i would want nighttime myself. " "Could be. 11 is barely a bet. " "But it certainly could not be later than hour of darkness? " "No. " "It could not be after 2. 30? " "Good heavens, no. " "Well, that turns out to enable unusual out alright. i will simply need to inspect his pursuits after he left the home. If he is telling the reality he is washed out and we will cross directly to our different suspects. " "The people who inherit cash? " advised Leach. "Maybe," stated conflict. "But, in some way, i don't believe so.