num_pages: 324
description: A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players!Mr. Shaitana was famous, as were his parties. He was also 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 of cards and viewing Shaitana’s private art collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether…
language: English
title: Cards on the Table
titlecomplete: Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
characters: Hercule Poirot, Colonel Race, Mrs. Luxmore, Dr. Roberts, Major Despard, Miss Burgess, Mrs. Astwell, Mrs. Lorrimer, Stephens (Cards on the Table), Sergeant O'Connor, Lord Byron (Cheap Shot), Sven Hjerson, Sherlock (Cards on the Table), The butler (Cards on the Table), Mrs. Craddock, Mrs. Eldon, Superintendent Battle, Anne Meredith, Ariadne Oliver, Elsie Batt, Rhoda Dawes, Mr. Shaitana, Inspector Harper
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 55995
places: London, England
series: Ariadne Oliver, Hercule Poirot, Colonel Race, Superintendent Battle
publisher: Berkley