Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of classic detective fiction, Curtain: Poirot's Last Case chronicles the final investigation of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective, as he returns to Styles Court — the very setting of his first case — now a crumbling guest house shadowed by the threat of murder. Poirot, frail and confined to a wheelchair, enlists his faithful companion Captain Hastings to help him identify a cunning killer he believes is responsible for a string of seemingly unconnected deaths, each carried out by a different hand. Christie masterfully constructs an atmosphere of creeping dread and melancholy, weaving her signature puzzle-box plotting with an emotional weight rarely found in the genre. Written during World War II and sealed in a vault for decades before its 1975 publication, the novel stands as a deliberate and poignant farewell, delivering one of the most shocking and emotionally resonant conclusions in all of crime fiction. Fans of the genre will find it both a triumphant display of Christie's unmatched ingenuity and a genuinely moving send-off to one of literature's most iconic characters.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Collins London and Sydney
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of classic detective fiction, Curtain: Poirot's Last Case chronicles the final investigation of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective, as he returns to Styles Court — the very setting of his first case — now a crumbling guest house shadowed by the threat of murder. Poirot, frail and confined to a wheelchair, enlists his faithful companion Captain Hastings to help him identify a cunning killer he believes is responsible for a string of seemingly unconnected deaths, each carried out by a different hand. Christie masterfully constructs an atmosphere of creeping dread and melancholy, weaving her signature puzzle-box plotting with an emotional weight rarely found in the genre. Written during World War II and sealed in a vault for decades before its 1975 publication, the novel stands as a deliberate and poignant farewell, delivering one of the most shocking and emotionally resonant conclusions in all of crime fiction. Fans of the genre will find it both a triumphant display of Christie's unmatched ingenuity and a genuinely moving send-off to one of literature's most iconic characters.