The Big Four by Agatha Christie
"The Big Four" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel published in 1927. When a dying stranger staggers into Hercule Poirot's bedroom and whispers about an international crime cartel, the famous detective and his friend Hastings find themselves pursuing a shadowy organization led by four powerful masterminds. Their investigation takes them across countries as they uncover kidnappings, mysterious murders, and a deadly new weapon, all orchestrated by criminals who seem always one
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| Author | Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 |
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| Title | The Big Four |
| Original Publication | United States: Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 1927, copyright 1955, pubdate 1972. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Four_(novel) |
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| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Private investigators -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories, English |
| Subject | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Subject | Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mystery fiction |
| Subject | Secret societies -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 70114 |
| Release Date | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 2, 2023 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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