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Public domain in the USA.
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Christie, Agatha
1890
1976
Christie, Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
The Big Four
$aUnited States :$bDell Publishing Co., Inc., $c1927, copyright 1955, pubdate 1972.
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Four_(novel)
The unexpected guest -- The man from the asylum -- We hear more about Li Chang Yen -- The importance of a leg of mutton -- Disappearance of a scientist -- The woman on the stairs -- The radium thieves -- In the house of the enemy -- The yellow jasmine mystery -- We investigate at Croftlands -- A chess problem -- The baited trap -- The mouse walks in -- The peroxide blonde -- The terrible catastrophe -- The dying Chinaman -- Number Four wins a trick -- In the Felsenlabyrynth.
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"The Big Four" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel written in the late 1920s. The story features the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his friend Captain Hastings as they confront a mysterious and dangerous criminal organization known as the Big Four. The plot unfolds with Poirot facing a series of intriguing challenges that test his famed deductive skills, all while maintaining a sense of urgency and suspense. The opening of this novel introduces Captain Hastings, who is returning from a year and a half spent in South America. He eagerly anticipates reuniting with Poirot, who has taken an unexpected case. Upon visiting Poirot's residence, Hastings encounters a mysterious, mud-laden man who suffers from shock and repeatedly utters Poirot's name. This seemingly random incident foreshadows the complex web of intrigue involving the Big Four, an international gang of criminals led by a formidable Chinaman named Li Chang Yen. As Hastings and Poirot piece together the clues surrounding the unconscious man and the potential dangers posed by their newfound adversaries, readers are drawn into a mystery filled with twists and high stakes, indicating the thrilling narrative that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Detective and mystery stories, English
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Mystery fiction
Secret societies -- Fiction
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Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
Category: Novels
Category: British Literature
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