{"product_id":"2026200007876-secondhand-the-hollow","title":"The Hollow","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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887920754907,"sku":"2026200007876-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/acea9843-f2fd-421e-b2e5-e54105cdae61.png?v=1781749325","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007876-secondhand-the-hollow","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}