AGATHA CHRISTIE - BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS
 
An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace�

When Tommy and Tuppence visited an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they thought nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada was a very difficult old lady.

But when Mrs Lockett mentioned a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs Lancaster talked about �something behind the fireplace�, Tommy and Tuppence found themselves caught up in an unexpected adventure involving possible black magic�
 
About the Author
 
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the bestselling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
 
Product details
Publisher : Harper Collins
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 0007590628
ISBN-13 : 978-0007590629
Item Weight : 220 g
Dimensions : 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm