Nemesis
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A classic entry in the golden age of British detective fiction, Nemesis chronicles the final solo adventure of Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's sharp-eyed and deceptively gentle sleuth from the village of St. Mary Mead. The novel follows Miss Marple as she receives a posthumous request from an old acquaintance, millionaire Jason Rafiel, to investigate an unspecified crime — a mystery she must unravel without even knowing what she is looking for. The narrative uncovers a decades-old injustice involving a young man convicted of murder, a crumbling English estate, and a trio of eccentric sisters harboring dangerous secrets. Christie's tone is characteristically measured and suspenseful, rewarding patient readers with a brilliantly constructed revelation that illustrates why Miss Marple's quiet observations are far deadlier than they appear. Published in 1971, Nemesis stands as one of Christie's most atmospheric late-career works, presenting a meditation on justice, memory, and the quiet persistence of truth.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, The Crime Club
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A classic entry in the golden age of British detective fiction, Nemesis chronicles the final solo adventure of Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's sharp-eyed and deceptively gentle sleuth from the village of St. Mary Mead. The novel follows Miss Marple as she receives a posthumous request from an old acquaintance, millionaire Jason Rafiel, to investigate an unspecified crime — a mystery she must unravel without even knowing what she is looking for. The narrative uncovers a decades-old injustice involving a young man convicted of murder, a crumbling English estate, and a trio of eccentric sisters harboring dangerous secrets. Christie's tone is characteristically measured and suspenseful, rewarding patient readers with a brilliantly constructed revelation that illustrates why Miss Marple's quiet observations are far deadlier than they appear. Published in 1971, Nemesis stands as one of Christie's most atmospheric late-career works, presenting a meditation on justice, memory, and the quiet persistence of truth.