The Hollow
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic British detective fiction, The Hollow chronicles the investigation of a shocking murder at a country house weekend party, where Hercule Poirot arrives as an uninvited neighbor only to find himself drawn into a web of passion, jealousy, and deceit. The victim, the charming and brilliant Dr. John Christow, is discovered shot beside the swimming pool, and the assembled guests — each with their own motive and secret — become suspects in a case that is far more emotionally complex than it first appears. Christie constructs the narrative with her signature precision, peeling back the polished veneer of English upper-class society to uncover the raw, destructive power of obsessive love. The tone balances cool psychological acuity with an undercurrent of genuine tragedy, making this one of Christie's most character-driven and emotionally resonant mysteries. Poirot himself acknowledged that The Hollow felt less like a puzzle and more like a portrait of human nature at its most dangerously passionate.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, The Agatha Christie Collection
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic British detective fiction, The Hollow chronicles the investigation of a shocking murder at a country house weekend party, where Hercule Poirot arrives as an uninvited neighbor only to find himself drawn into a web of passion, jealousy, and deceit. The victim, the charming and brilliant Dr. John Christow, is discovered shot beside the swimming pool, and the assembled guests — each with their own motive and secret — become suspects in a case that is far more emotionally complex than it first appears. Christie constructs the narrative with her signature precision, peeling back the polished veneer of English upper-class society to uncover the raw, destructive power of obsessive love. The tone balances cool psychological acuity with an undercurrent of genuine tragedy, making this one of Christie's most character-driven and emotionally resonant mysteries. Poirot himself acknowledged that The Hollow felt less like a puzzle and more like a portrait of human nature at its most dangerously passionate.