''Agatha Christie taught me many important lessons about the inner workings of the mystery novel before it ever occurred to me that I might one day be writing mysteries myself.'' -- Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author ''The most memorable and eerie Christie I have read for a long time.'' -- Sunday Express (London)

Autorentext

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors. After all Ada is a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs. Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs. Lancaster talks about something "behind the fireplace," Tommy and Tuppence think they should investigate -- and as they're in the process of unearthing strange goings-on, Aunt Ada dies and the pair find themselves caught up in a spine-chilling adventure that could spell death for either of them.