num_pages: 252
description: 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 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.
language: English
title: While the Light Lasts
titlecomplete: While the Light Lasts (Hercule Poirot, #47)
characters: Hercule Poirot
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery, Thriller, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Crime, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 4495
series: Hercule Poirot, Hercule Poirot Short Story
publisher: HarperCollins