British Detectives

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything … until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.’ Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed …

The Body in the Library is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1942 and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in May of the same year. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The novel features her fictional amateur detective Miss Marple.

Stephanie Barron is the author of eight previous Jane Austen mysteries. She lives in Colorado, where she is at work on the next Jane Austen mystery.From the Hardcover edition.

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything … until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.’ Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed …

Stephanie Barron is the author of eight previous Jane Austen mysteries. She lives in Colorado, where she is at work on the next Jane Austen mystery.From the Hardcover edition.

The Body in the Library is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in February 1942 and in UK by the Collins Crime Club in May of the same year. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The novel features her fictional amateur detective Miss Marple.

When Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree left behind her high-powered, high-risk career on Wall Street for the charming town of Eastport, Maine, she expected a quiet life spent fixing up her 1823 Federal-style house. But there are skeletons in her closet that may prove beyond repair...Suddenly the perils of the stock market pale in comparison to the murder, mayhem, and mystery of remodeling.From the Hardcover edition.

Paperback. Good.

Near fine condition. Planet Three Publishing,2002-2004.Pictorial red hardback with black borders (small nick on the edges of the cover and spine, a couple of small scratches on the back cover) in near fine condition, no Dj as issued. Nice and clean pages with a couple small marks and slightly yellow on the edges.255pp.

Paperback / softback. New. Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover to tie in with the highly anticipated film adaptation.

Paperback / softback. New. Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.

The tranquility of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything until she lost her life.

Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger." Yet in this exotic setting nothing is ever quite what it seems.

Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile, published in 1978 by Fontana/Collins. This a twenty First impression. The pages are showing signs of foxing and the binding of the book is in a good condition

Paperback. Very Good.

William Morrow and Company. PAPERBACK. 9/29/2020. 9780062857569 :Unread with black remainder mark on the top page edges . Like New.

Planet Three Publishing. Hardcover. First edition as undated. Part of the Agatha Christie Collection. Reddish brown coloured boards with a black spine. Marbled end papers. Pages yellowed.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1963. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Avon Books, 1937. Original vintage paperback Avon T-149 wear to spine, stamp inside cover, pages fragile. First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paper Back. Good.

AVON. NY 1944. Fair. 1944. Softcover. First mass market paperback edition. Creasing and wear to covers and spine, edges of covers are a bit battered. Back cover and last page are a bit loose as seen in pictures but otherwise tight binding.

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2006. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Planet Three Publishing, 2002-2004. Hardcover. Good. GC plus. Planet Three Publishing,2000-2004.Pictorial red hardback with black borders(a couple of small dents, nicks and scratches on the edges of the cover and spine) in GC plus, no Dj as issued. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted and yellow on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages.255pp.

Penguin Publishing Group, 2004. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Good.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original terracotta cloth stamped in black. Near Fine with light wear to cloth and contents tanned. In a Very Good correct price-clipped dust jacket with overprinting in black listing "by Marco Page" as the author of Fast Company on the rear flap; rubbing and wear at extremities, chipping to spine ends, several tape repairs made to the verso and small partially... Read more about this item

Penguin Publishing Group, 2000. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.