Death in the Clouds: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

by Agatha Christie

Overview

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, Hercule Poirot must solve a perplexing case of midair murder when he discovers that the woman in seat two of the airborne aeroplane he’s traveling on is quite unexpectedly—and unnaturally—deceased. Now with a beautiful new series look.

From seat No. 9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers on the short flight from Paris to London. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No. 13, sat a countess with a poorly concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No. 8, a writer of detective fiction was being troubled by an aggressive wasp.

Yes, Poirot was almost ideally placed to take it all in, except what he did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No. 2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman. Murdered, and likely by someone in Poirot’s immediate proximity. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063376038
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	12/24/2024
Series:	Hercule Poirot Series
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	899,423
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

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.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com

Editorial Reviews

As a crime writer I quickly realized that I’d already learned a great deal from Agatha Christie, and even after four decades in the game, I feel I’m still learning.” — Reginald Hill, author of the Dalziel and Pascoe mysteries

“It will be a very acute reader who does not receive a complete surprise at the end.” — Times Literary Supplement (London)

“[A] crime puzzle of the first order.” — New York Times

From the Publisher

It will be a very acute reader who does not receive a complete surprise at the end.

Times Literary Supplement (London)

[A] crime puzzle of the first order.

New York Times

As a crime writer I quickly realized that I’d already learned a great deal from Agatha Christie, and even after four decades in the game, I feel I’m still learning.

Reginald Hill