Talent for Murder

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Product details

  • ISBN 9781471148248
  • Dimensions: 130 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 22 Mar 2018
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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What if the Queen of Crime found herself at the centre of a deadly investigation? Perfect for fans of Golden Age mysteries.

'The queen of crime is the central character in this audacious mystery, which reinvents the story of her mysterious disappearance with thrilling results' Guardian
'A thoroughly clever entertainment and a fitting homage to the great author, but it has a chilling melancholy all its own' The Tablet

‘I wouldn't scream if I were you. Unless you want the whole world to learn about your husband and his mistress'

Agatha Christie, in London to visit her literary agent, boards a train, preoccupied and flustered in the knowledge that her husband Archie is having an affair. She feels a light touch on her back, causing her to lose her balance, then a sense of someone pulling her to safety from the rush of the incoming train. 

So begins a terrifying sequence of events. Her rescuer is no guardian angel; rather, he is a blackmailer of the most insidious, manipulative kind. Agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness and resourcefulness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her genius for murder to kill on his behalf.

Readers can't stop talking about A Talent For Murder . . .
‘The initial premise of the story is pure genius, and when the reader realises by the end of chapter one whose head they are inside, goose bumps are guaranteed to occur’ 
‘A darkly twisting tale of murder and manipulation’ 
‘This is a must-read for crime fiction fans, and Agatha Christie fans especially who will discover a new side to the Queen of Crime herself!’ 
‘I enjoy Agatha Christie and this book did not disappoint. I devoured this book in two days’ 
‘Great mystery and action novel featuring Agatha Christie as you've never seen her before. Part biography/part thrill ride this is one novel I didn't want to end’ 
‘So, so enjoyable! Great for book club discussion due to the "real" mystery behind it’ 
‘A fun read for Christie fans’
‘Entertaining, feasible plotting and an authentic narrative make this a highly enjoyable read’ 

Andrew Wilson is the highly acclaimed author of biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Sylvia Plath and Alexander McQueen. His first novel, The Lying Tongue, was published in 2007. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, the Observer, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail and the Washington Post.

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