Elephants Can Remember
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A classic entry in the golden age of detective fiction, Elephants Can Remember reunites readers with the beloved Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot alongside his trusted friend, the crime novelist Ariadne Oliver. The mystery centers on a decades-old double death — ruled at the time as either a murder-suicide or a suicide pact — that resurfaces when Oliver is confronted at a literary luncheon by a woman desperate to uncover the truth about her parents' fate. Christie masterfully illustrates how the past refuses to stay buried, as Poirot and Oliver track down aging witnesses whose long memories gradually piece together a haunting and complex picture. The novel carries Christie's signature tone of quiet suspense and sharp psychological insight, building tension through conversation and recollection rather than action. Published in 1972 and among her final works, it stands as a testament to Christie's enduring command of the genre and her unmatched ability to construct a mystery that is both intimate and deeply unsettling.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, The Agatha Christie Collection
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A classic entry in the golden age of detective fiction, Elephants Can Remember reunites readers with the beloved Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot alongside his trusted friend, the crime novelist Ariadne Oliver. The mystery centers on a decades-old double death — ruled at the time as either a murder-suicide or a suicide pact — that resurfaces when Oliver is confronted at a literary luncheon by a woman desperate to uncover the truth about her parents' fate. Christie masterfully illustrates how the past refuses to stay buried, as Poirot and Oliver track down aging witnesses whose long memories gradually piece together a haunting and complex picture. The novel carries Christie's signature tone of quiet suspense and sharp psychological insight, building tension through conversation and recollection rather than action. Published in 1972 and among her final works, it stands as a testament to Christie's enduring command of the genre and her unmatched ability to construct a mystery that is both intimate and deeply unsettling.