{"product_id":"2026200013846-secondhand-4-50-from-paddington","title":"4.50 From Paddington","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd Impression\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Tears along folds, now repaired with non-acidic tape. Otherwise structural \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Elspeth McGillicuddy witnesses a murder through the window of a passing train — a woman being strangled in a compartment of the 4:50 from Paddington — she reports it to the police, only to be met with scepticism. Turning to her old friend Jane Marple, the sharp-eyed spinster of St. Mary Mead, Elspeth sets in motion one of the most ingeniously constructed mysteries in golden age detective fiction, a puzzle that hinges on a missing body, a crumbling estate, and a family riddled with secrets.\n\nAgatha Christie, the undisputed Queen of Crime, masterfully weaves a web of misdirection and domestic intrigue, using the deceptively tranquil English countryside as a backdrop for sinister deeds. Miss Marple — underestimated by all, deceived by none — orchestrates her investigation with quiet authority, dispatching a young woman into the heart of the suspect household as her eyes and ears. Published in 1957, 4.50 from Paddington stands as a definitive showcase of Christie's unrivalled gift for the impossible puzzle, leaving the reader convinced they have identified the killer — right up until the moment they discover they are entirely wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160963490011,"sku":"2026200013846-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/448093b2-f3c0-4e29-932d-ec759e75be33.png?v=1787188509","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013846-secondhand-4-50-from-paddington","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}