Hercule Poirot's Christmas. (Copy 3).

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Printing: 15th.* Date of Publication: 1978 (1938/57) * Publisher: Pan Books Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated stiff card covers showing ""A Broken Glass, A Carver Chair, A Statuette, A Sprig of Holly etc."". Black titles to spine & face. Light shelf wear to edges & to front corners. Light creases to front board. VG.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, some age darkening to edges especially to top. VG. * Illustrations: None.* Pages: 189 pp. text. iii pp. ads at rear. * Description:- Description: Multi-millionaire Simeon Lee, unexpectedly invites his family to gather at his home for Christmas. The gesture is met with suspicion by the guests. After dinner on Christmas Eve, the sounds of crashing of furniture and a hideous scream are heard by several, who rush to Simeon's room. When they get to his door, they find it locked and have to break it down. Simeon is dead, his throat slit, in a great pool of blood, a grisly and shocking sight. Superintendent Sugden is already at the front door, before anyone could call the police. He explains that he is at the house by prior arrangement with the victim, who confided to him the theft of a substantial quantity of uncut diamonds from his safe. Poirot accompanies Colonel Johnson to investigate this murder. This novel was first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in 1938.* This is a NEAR VG+ text copy of the 1st/15th. with some light age and wear reducing it to VG.*