While the Light Lasts - Softcover

Christie, Agatha

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007154852 ISBN 13: 9780007154852

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

Some of Agatha Christie’s earliest stories – including her very first – which show the Queen of Crime in the making...

A macabre recurring dream ... revenge against a blackmailer ... jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience ... a stolen gemstone ... the haunting attraction of an ancient relic ... a race against time ... a tragic love triangle ... a body in a box ... an unexpected visitor from beyond the grave...

Nine quintessential examples of Agatha Christie's brilliance are contained in this new collection of early short stories - including the very first one she ever wrote - and provide a unique glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making.

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“The acknowledged Queen of Crime.”
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From the Back Cover:

A BRAND NEW COLLECTION OF PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED SHORT STORIES BY THE QUEEN OF CRIME

· While the Light Lasts
· The Actress
· The House of Dreams
· The Edge
· Within a Wall

Like many of her contemporaries, Agatha Christie wrote stories for a variety of magazines in the 1920's and 30's, and most of these eventually found their way into her books of short stories. Now, 21 years after her death, detective work worthy of Agatha Christie herself has unearthed seven 'new' stories, most of which have never been published anywhere in the world since their original appearances.

In this new collection the author observes the tragic flaws in human nature, providing a glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making. Anyone who has ever read Agatha Christie will enjoy every story for her skill at characterisation and her ability to deliver an unexpected twist in the tail...

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0007154852
• ISBN 13: 9780007154852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256