{"product_id":"2026200007807-secondhand-curtain-poirots-last-case","title":"Curtain: Poirot's Last Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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 — to confront a cunning murderer who leaves no traceable evidence. Written during World War II but withheld for decades, the novel presents an aging, physically diminished Poirot who is nonetheless as razor-sharp in intellect as ever, drawing his loyal companion Captain Hastings back into a web of suspense and moral complexity. Christie masterfully constructs a plot that forces both her detective and her readers to question the very nature of guilt and culpability, delivering one of the most emotionally resonant mysteries in the genre's history. The tone is elegiac yet gripping, balancing the warmth of a long farewell with the cold precision of a perfectly engineered puzzle. Curtain stands as a triumphant and deeply moving conclusion to one of literature's most celebrated detective careers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887920296155,"sku":"2026200007807-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2ea6333d-ddea-4c17-9ea6-5b945e2b6bf9.png?v=1781749309","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007807-secondhand-curtain-poirots-last-case","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}