Product Synopsis

From the woman who perpetrated some of the world's most notorious murders, an attractive hardback of seven of the very best. Murder and murderers abound in this seasonal edition, filled with some of the very best murder mysteries ever written. With flawless plotting, masterful characterisation and enough twists and turns to keep even the most talented armchair detective puzzled, these stories will enthral and entertain as the reader can only sit back and marvel as the bodies pile up and the world's most famous detectives engage in solving heinously ingenious crimes! THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD In the quiet village of King's Abbot, a wealthy widower is found stabbed to death in his own home! THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE The Colonel's body is discovered in the Vicarage study, and the vicar is the prime suspect! THE MURDER ON THE LINKS On a French golf course, a millionaire is found stabbed in the back! MURDER IS EASY On her way to report a series of murders, an old woman is run down by a hit-and-run driver! MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA An archaeologist's wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq! SLEEPING MURDER The owner of a seaside villa is plagued by a 'perfect' crime that has escaped detection for 18 years! MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS A wealthy American dies of multiple stab wounds on a train bound for Paris!