Hercule Poirot’s Christmas

Christie, Agatha

ISBN 10: 000713973X ISBN 13: 9780007139736

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.

But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man...

About this title

Review:

‘You yearned for a “good violent murder with lots of blood”. So this is your special story – written for you.’
Agatha Christie

From the Back Cover:

It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.

But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems that everyone had their own reason to hate the old man...

"You yearned for a 'good violent murder with lots of blood'. So this is your special story – written for you."
Agatha Christie

Read by Hugh Fraser

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 000713973X
• ISBN 13: 9780007139736
• Binding: Audio Cassette