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Black coffee : a Hercule Poirot novel / by Agatha Christie ; adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne.

Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017 (Author). Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 Black coffee. (Added Author). Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017 (Added Author). Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 (Added Author).

Summary:

Hercule Poirot exercising his "little gray cells" after he is invited to a physicist's home in the English countryside, only to find him dead upon his arrival. Alexandra Thomas masterfully pilots this performance. Always in control, flawless and effective, she brings us the Belgian Poirot, the Italian spy and his reluctant accomplice; the giddy niece and suspicious nephew; and many other colorful characters.

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  • ISBN: 031219241X
  • ISBN: 9780312192419
  • Physical Description: 221 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Subject: Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character)
Defense information, Classified > England > Fiction.
Private investigators > England > Fiction.
Surrey (England) > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.

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  • 39 of 45 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.

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Harnett County Main Library F Chr (Text) 33630002924533 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/13/2025

Summary: Hercule Poirot exercising his "little gray cells" after he is invited to a physicist's home in the English countryside, only to find him dead upon his arrival. Alexandra Thomas masterfully pilots this performance. Always in control, flawless and effective, she brings us the Belgian Poirot, the Italian spy and his reluctant accomplice; the giddy niece and suspicious nephew; and many other colorful characters.