num_pages: 286
description: A facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot book, introducing Ariadne Oliver in Christie’s exemplary ‘murder in a locked room’ scenario. Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s private collection.Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether…To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie family's own archive, this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory.
language: English
title: Cards on the Table
titlecomplete: Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
characters: Mrs. Craddock, Lord Byron (Cheap Shot), Superintendent Battle, Inspector Harper, Dr. Roberts, Ariadne Oliver, Mr. Shaitana, Mrs. Luxmore, Anne Meredith, The butler (Cards on the Table), Stephens (Cards on the Table), Hercule Poirot, Miss Burgess, Rhoda Dawes, Colonel Race, Sherlock (Cards on the Table), Elsie Batt, Mrs. Lorrimer, Mrs. Eldon, Sergeant O'Connor, Major Despard, Mrs. Astwell, Sven Hjerson
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Classics, Murder Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Detective, Audiobook
ratings_count: 56015
places: London, England
series: Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race, Superintendent Battle, Hercule Poirot
publisher: HarperCollins