The unstoppable Hercule Poirot finds himself in the Middle East with only one day to solve a murder in the classic Agatha Christie mystery, Appointment with Death.
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Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her.
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With only twenty-four hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark heâd overheard back in Jerusalem: âYou see, donât you, that sheâs got to be killed?â Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman heâd ever met. . . .
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.