4.50 From Paddington
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of classic British detective fiction, 4.50 from Paddington chronicles one of Agatha Christie's most beloved mysteries, in which elderly widow Elspeth McGillicuddy witnesses a murder through the window of a passing train — yet no body is ever found. Convinced of her friend's account, the indomitable Miss Jane Marple dispatches the resourceful Lucy Eyelesbarrow to infiltrate the grand Crackenthorpe family estate, where the victim's body must surely be hidden. Christie constructs the narrative with her signature precision and wit, layering red herrings and sharp social observation as the eccentric Crackenthorpe clan falls under suspicion one by one. The novel illustrates Christie's unmatched ability to transform the genteel English countryside into a landscape of quiet menace and cunning deception. Fans of cozy mysteries and golden-age crime fiction will find this a thoroughly satisfying puzzle, delivered with the cool, assured hand of a true master of the genre.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, 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, 4.50 from Paddington chronicles one of Agatha Christie's most beloved mysteries, in which elderly widow Elspeth McGillicuddy witnesses a murder through the window of a passing train — yet no body is ever found. Convinced of her friend's account, the indomitable Miss Jane Marple dispatches the resourceful Lucy Eyelesbarrow to infiltrate the grand Crackenthorpe family estate, where the victim's body must surely be hidden. Christie constructs the narrative with her signature precision and wit, layering red herrings and sharp social observation as the eccentric Crackenthorpe clan falls under suspicion one by one. The novel illustrates Christie's unmatched ability to transform the genteel English countryside into a landscape of quiet menace and cunning deception. Fans of cozy mysteries and golden-age crime fiction will find this a thoroughly satisfying puzzle, delivered with the cool, assured hand of a true master of the genre.