They Do it With Mirrors Agatha Christie Vintage Book Crime Club Facsimile Hardback

Kittys Notes:

Miss Marple, Agatha Christies wonderfully unexpected, old lady detective, is so entrenched in our collective consciousness that it is not unheard of for someone to be described as 'a bit of a Miss Marple' especially if they stick their nose where it's not wanted!

There is no denying the delight of reading a classic murder mystery. Yes, these vintage crime mysteries by Agatha were somewhat formulaic, with the cliffhanging until the denouement and then the very tidy ending where usually the guilty party confesses all, however reluctantly, but they still make a rollicking good read. Especially, if nostalgic escapism into a classic cosy crime mystery, is just what you need with your cup of tea.

Excerpt from this book: "They Do It with Mirrors", Agatha Christie:

"A CONJURING trick has a fascination all its own, a magic that survives from childhood days, when one saw with open-eyed awe one's first rabbit emerging from a top hat. The basic principle of the magician's art is, course, to rivet the attention of the audience on detail so as to distract attention from the essential; to create the illusion of doing one thing while actually employed with something else.

In her latest novel 'They Do it With Mirrors' Agatha Christie successfully demonstrates how a clever criminal can employ such tactics to get away with murder. Miss Marple, that deceptively meek—and-mild spinster lady, is staying with her old school friend, Carrie Louise Serrocold, at Stonygates, a country house turned into a college for juvenile delinquents. The college is run by her husband Lewis Serrocold, an energetic idealist with a passion for reforming young criminals.

When Christian Gul- randsen, Carrie Louise's stepson, comes to see Lewis Serrocold and is shot dead soon after his arrival, it seems impossible that anyone in the household could have had the opportunity to commit the crime. Yet it is only one amongst them who could have any plausible motive. In a succession of dramatic situations the clear-thinking, far-seeing Miss Marple penetrates an artfully contrived smoke- screen and exposes a totally unexpected murderer."

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• Hardback
• Collectable
• Classic Crime Novel

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Publisher: HarperCollins
Date: 2014
Edition: Reprint.
Binding: Hardback
Dust Jacket: Yes

EXCELLENT:

This book is in excellent vintage condition .

All the pages are sharp and clean with no messy graffiti or inscriptions of any kind it appears unread with the text block still firm and pages pristine.

Scarlet cloth binding under the attractive facsimile dust jacket is in pristine condition with just the tiniest bit of shelfwear.

Spine Intact with titles visible and no apparent wear.

Excellent vintage collectable Agatha Christie hardback book practically as new.

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SIZE: Height 19 cms x Width 12.5 cms.
FORMAT: Hardback
PAGES: 205 pages

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