num_pages: 352
description: A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players… 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…
language: English
title: Cards on the Table
titlecomplete: Cards on the Table
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 Ltd