A dark offering from the Queen of Crime.This represents the world-famous author’s most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic.A dark offering from the Queen of Crime.This represents the world-famous author’s most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic.To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman’s head? Or was it when the priest’s assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman’s cassock? Or could it have been the priest’s visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed?Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier?Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan, may soon have cause to wish they’d never found it…‘Wholesale murder by black magic…highly ingenious, wholly enjoyable’EVENING STANDARD‘The acknowledged queen of detective fiction’ OBSERVERTo understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman’s head? Or was it when the priest’s assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman’s cassock? Or could it have been the priest’s visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed?Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier?Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan, may soon have cause to wish they’d never found it…‘Wholesale murder by black magic...highly ingenious, wholly enjoyable’Evening StandardAgatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.Requires internet connection for purchase, plus iPod or other Audible-compatible player or iTunes software on Mac OS X or Windows• Designed to follow new look Agatha Christie paperbacks. Bringing them to a younger listenership.• Complete and Unabridged.• Hugh Fraser gives a superb performance. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Hastings in the popular Poirot TV series.Competition: the;crossing;closed casket;thursday murder club;killings at kingfisher hill;evil under the sun;pale horse;troubled blood. by;sophie hannah;dorothy l sayers;m c beaton;sir arthur conan doyle;p.d. james;john curran;karin slaughter;val mcdermid;lucy foley;richard osman;john grisham;stephen king;ruth ware
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