The Pale Horse
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (803 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1602836663 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 314 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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According to Guinness World Records, she is the best-selling novelist of all time, her novels having sold over four billion copies and having been translated into more than one hundred languages. The Agatha Award for best mystery and crime writers was named in her honor.. Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a British crime writer best known for her detective novels and short stories
C. M Mills said The Pale Horse is a fascinating murder mystery by Dame Agatha Christie the grande dame of English murder fiction!. I am presently reading all of the Agatha Christie novels. The Pale Horse was published in the 1960s and is a fine murder mystery. The book deals with the murder of a priest who was on his way home from hearing a moribund woman's dying confession. The novel features Ariadne Oliver who is a friend of Hercule Poirot. She bears a striking resemblance to . Fine Reading from Dame Agatha drkhimxz Only Ariadne Oliver, mystery book writer. was familiar to me, although I see other reviewers have pointed out other characters who appear in her novels. Essentially, however, this is a non-series work, one of those delightful tidbits that Dame Agatha turned out every now and again to vary her output. I found the book to be delightful. There is a suit. LindaH said Another terrific Christie. I had never read this particular story but thanks to Amazon's listings, I was able to obtain a lovely 5Another terrific Christie I had never read this particular story but thanks to Amazon's listings, I was able to obtain a lovely 53 year old copy. Don't think I can addanything further to the story line as explained by other reviewers, but I will say this was just another excellent Christie. It could be described as somewhat spooky and a definite page turner. I loved it, and w. year old copy. Don't think I can addanything further to the story line as explained by other reviewers, but I will say this was just another excellent Christie. It could be described as somewhat spooky and a definite page turner. I loved it, and w
`Wholesale murder by black magichighly ingenious, wholly enjoyable'EVENING STANDARD`The acknowledged queen of detective fiction' OBSERVER
To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. This represents the world-famous author's most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. But where exactly was the beginning? Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when the priest's assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman's cassock? Or could it have been the priest's visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed? Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier? Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan