Publisher's Synopsis
Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt.
Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen…
The Book Club; 1957. Very good copy. No inscriptions. First book club edition, 1957. With dust wrapper complete and intact apart from small area to lower spine. Minor mug mark to front. Slight foxing to first loose end paper. Pages yellowing. Binding tight and text clean. Pre-owned.