The Golden Ball: A Short Story

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4.7
3 reviews
Ebook
100
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About this ebook

Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories.

George Dundas has been disowned by his wealthy uncle for refusing to work hard. As he contemplates his fate, socialite Mary Montresor passes by in her car. She takes him off to the country and proposes marriage. They stop to investigate a pretty country house, and a maid opens the door to them. Mary picks a name at random and asks if the house belongs to Mrs. Pardonstenger. Amazingly, the maid leads them inside, where they encounter a very dangerous situation ...

Ratings and reviews

4.7
3 reviews
Antoinette Breazzano
April 5, 2020
Enjoyable short story.
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Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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