Classic Agatha Christie, this early book by the queen of mystery fiction follows the adventures of Anne Beddingfeld, the daughter of famous anthropologist who yearns for adventure. When her father suddenly died, she seizes the opportunity for involvement in the puzzling death she witnesses of a man at a train station and the mysterious piece of paper he drops. This is followed by a second death at a local house. Soon Anne is headlong into the mystery and finds herself on a boat to South Africa and in grave danger from the shadowy and mysterious Man in the Brown Suit. This ruthless criminal pursues her to South Africa for the exciting climax. The Man in the Brown Suit also marks the first appearance of Colonel Race, an investigator who would appear in subsequent Christie mysteries.
