The Seven Dials Mystery

''The quickness of Christie''s hand still continues to deceive our eyes.'' -- Val McDermid, New York Times bestselling author ''Pure genius.'' -- Observer (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.

Klappentext

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a practical joke goes chillingly, murderously wrong and Superintendent Battle is on the case. Now with a beautiful new series look!

Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired, with tragic consequences.

For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words "Seven Dials" were to take on a new and chilling significance....