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The Pale Horse Agatha Christie Classic Vintage Crime Book Fontana 1980's Edition

The Pale Horse Agatha Christie Classic Vintage Crime Book Fontana 1980's Edition

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Collectable Vintage Paperback Edition of "The Pale Horse" by Agatha Christie, Classic Murder Mystery published by Fontana with Surreal Design to the Cover.

Near pristine vintage paperback from the 1980's of this fabulous old Agatha Christie book, "The Pale Horse." A thrilling classic mystery tale with a supernatural slant from the "Queen Of Crime" herself.

The fabulous setting of a Tudor Inn in one of Christie's iconic, sleepy English villages harbouring dark secrets, is the opening for this thrilling vintage crime novel.

The mood builds in suspense as the cynical Mark Easterbrook dismisses the local penchant for witchcraft as innocuous mischief.

Then things start to happen that will change his mind...

One of the most enjoyable vintage crime books written by Agatha with the simmering cauldron of witchcraft bubbling under the surface of this quiet English village.

Hard to find these vintage Agatha Christie murder mysteries in such good condition as this 1980's paperback. Even in hardback these great old Agatha Christie books have almost always been read to bits.

Agatha's skill at creating an engaging and entertaining cosy crime mystery is still as great today as when the first edition of this book was published in 1961.

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Kittys Notes & Book Snippet

Kitty's Notes:

The mysterious Tudor Inn 'The Pale Horse' with it's resident witch sets the scene for this marvellous mystery by Agatha which is one of my all time favourites.

As the heat rises for Mark Easterbrook the cauldron simmers and he learns the sinister secrets of this quiet English Village. Rather than a resident detective we have the charming Mark Easterbrook narrating this intriguing novel.

Truly Agatha at her best, this book was first published in the 1960's when she had honed her skill perfectly at crafting these entertaining mystery novels that make such a great nostalgic read and cosy crime book today.

And spot the reference to the all time children's classic book, 'Alice's adventures in Wonderland' in the excerpt below. Not only a great author Agatha obviously had great taste in books too!

Book Excerpt from "The Pale Horse":

"Foreword by Mark Easterbrook

There are two methods, it seems to me, of approaching this strange business of the Pale Horse. In spite of the dictum of the White King, it is difficult to achieve simplicity. 'Begin at the beginning, go on to the end, and then stop.' For where is the beginning?

To a historian, that always is the difficulty. At what point in history does one particular portion of history begin.

In this case, you can begin at the moment when Father Gorman set forth from his presbytery to visit a dying woman. Or you can start before that, on a certain evening in Chelsea.

Perhaps since I am writing the greater part of this narrative myself, it is there that I should begin."

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  • Paperback
  • Collectable
  • Vintage Book
  • Classic Crime Novel

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Author Bio & Publication

Read about the life of Agatha Christie and browse more of her classic crime fiction books.

Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) wrote "The Pale Horse".

Publisher: Fontana / Collins
Date: 1983
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback

Condition Notes: EXCELLENT

This Fontana Agatha Christie mystery is in excellent condition, showing little to no signs of previous handling.

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Perfectly clean copy of this great vintage paperback book from the 1980's and a robust book.

Very minimal signs of wear, tight and firm with just the tanning to the outer edge of the pages showing it's age. The pages are all crisp and clean.

Pictorial card wraps still firm and crisp with the fab surreal design.

The spine is excellent with titles visible with a very light wrinkle but not creased or cracked.

No names or inscriptions or graffiti of any kind written in the book.

Lovely Vintage 1980's edition of this classic Agatha Christie Book.

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SIZE: 17.5 cms x 11cms
FORMAT: Paperback
PAGES: 192 inc. ads

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