num_pages: 258
description: Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s "private collection." Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether.
language: English
title: Cards on the Table
titlecomplete: Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
characters: Rhoda Dawes, Ariadne Oliver, Mr. Shaitana, Sergeant O'Connor, Major Despard, Mrs. Eldon, Mrs. Luxmore, Mrs. Craddock, The butler (Cards on the Table), Mrs. Lorrimer, Lord Byron (Cheap Shot), Sherlock (Cards on the Table), Miss Burgess, Anne Meredith, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Harper, Colonel Race, Mrs. Astwell, Elsie Batt, Stephens (Cards on the Table), Dr. Roberts, Sven Hjerson, Superintendent Battle
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Murder Mystery, British Literature, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 56032
places: London, England
series: Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race, Hercule Poirot, Superintendent Battle
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers