The Pale Horse
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic mystery fiction, The Pale Horse chronicles the investigation into a sinister organization allegedly capable of killing on demand — with no traceable cause of death. When writer Mark Easterbrook becomes entangled in a web of suspicious deaths linked to a trio of women practicing the occult in a converted inn called the Pale Horse, the story builds with relentless, creeping suspense. Christie ingeniously weaves themes of witchcraft, poison, and moral corruption into a tightly plotted narrative that keeps readers guessing until the final revelation. The novel stands apart in Christie's canon for its chilling premise and its surprisingly prescient depiction of thallium poisoning, which later inspired real-world medical diagnoses. Atmospheric, unsettling, and razor-sharp in its plotting, it remains one of her most inventive and enduring works.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 2002, The Agatha Christie Collection
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic mystery fiction, The Pale Horse chronicles the investigation into a sinister organization allegedly capable of killing on demand — with no traceable cause of death. When writer Mark Easterbrook becomes entangled in a web of suspicious deaths linked to a trio of women practicing the occult in a converted inn called the Pale Horse, the story builds with relentless, creeping suspense. Christie ingeniously weaves themes of witchcraft, poison, and moral corruption into a tightly plotted narrative that keeps readers guessing until the final revelation. The novel stands apart in Christie's canon for its chilling premise and its surprisingly prescient depiction of thallium poisoning, which later inspired real-world medical diagnoses. Atmospheric, unsettling, and razor-sharp in its plotting, it remains one of her most inventive and enduring works.