THE PLYMOUTH EXPRESS AFFAIR

by Agatha Christie, The Gunston Trust

Overview

THE PLYMOUTH EXPRESS AFFAIR - BY AGATHA CHRISTIE - GUNSTON CLASSICS - GUNSTON TRUST

The Plymouth Express Affair is a short story by Agatha Christie which was first published in The Sketch in April 1923 in the U.K., and in the U.S. in The Blue Book Magazine in 1924. The plot revolves around a young woman who is found dead in a train compartment and her valuable jewels have been stolen. Her wealthy father asks Hercule Poirot, Detective Extraordinaire, to find her killer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798765528235
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/04/2022
Pages:	34
Sales rank:	914,137
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.07(d)

About the Author

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, which was performed in the West End from 1952 to 2020, as well as six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

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