Lord Edgware Dies

Lord Edgware Dies
Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to ‘get rid of’ her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead. And yet the great Belgian detective couldn’t help feeling that he was being taken for a ride.After all, how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had finally granted her a divorce?

Lord Edgware Dies

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Contents

Cover (#u33f3ee0c-ce9c-5f29-8f1a-6c15bda10312)

Title Page (#udf13520b-2bae-5f07-b849-a66a334ca297)

Copyright (#u493d1b98-0b02-5bd6-92e2-c3bfe24bebc9)

Dedication (#u343a3862-3e6f-56af-a7b4-048c07150862)

CHAPTER 1: A Theatrical Party (#ubde1676e-725f-54bc-88a1-9c313a61ac9d)

CHAPTER 2: A Supper Party (#u2bb78bf1-af21-55c1-9b16-e40f61d93c12)

CHAPTER 3: The Man With the Gold Tooth (#u82fa6c85-fe50-5cfc-8116-9a29be2a11b9)

CHAPTER 4: An Interview (#ub78a4ab3-2cb7-55e2-b033-7ed655e94a40)

CHAPTER 5: Murder (#u1a1f136f-3913-51ae-8050-20cd2438e261)

CHAPTER 6: The Widow (#ua58e121d-2194-521d-ac7c-620a39322778)

CHAPTER 7: The Secretary (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 8: Possibilities (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 9: The Second Death (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 10: Jenny Driver (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 11: The Egoist (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 12: The Daughter (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 13: The Nephew (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 14: Five Questions (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 15: Sir Montagu Corner (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 16: Mainly Discussion (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 17: The Butler (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 18: The Other Man (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 19: A Great Lady (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 20: The Taxi-Driver (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER 21: Ronald’s Story (#litres_trial_promo)