Cards on the Table - Hercule Poirot Mysteries by Agatha Christie Paperback

About the Book

One of four famous sleuths invited to a fatal bridge game, Hercule Poirot finds himself in the company of four additional players, each of whom has gotten away with murder.

Book Synopsis

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the wily Hercule Poirot is on the case when a game of bridge turns deadly. Now with a beautiful new series look!

Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's "private collection."

Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether....

Review Quotes

"The finest murder story of her career....Mrs. Christie has never been more ingenious." - Daily Mail (London)
"When you think it's Colonel Mustard in the basement with the crescent wrench, you owe the fun to Dame Christie." - William Dietrich, New York Times bestselling author of the Ethan Gage Adventures