{"product_id":"2026200007886-secondhand-4-50-from-paddington","title":"4.50 From Paddington","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, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887922458843,"sku":"2026200007886-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4d8decf3-21c0-4419-9703-e9801f9e4c24.png?v=1781749400","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007886-secondhand-4-50-from-paddington","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}