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Агата Кристи – The Mystery of Three Quarters: The New Hercule Poirot Mystery (страница 1)

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The Mystery of Three Quarters

THE NEW HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY

SOPHIE HANNAH

Copyright

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First published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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Source ISBN: 9780008264451

Ebook Edition © August 2018 ISBN: 9780008264475

Version: 2018-09-21

Dedication

For Faith Tilleray,

who has gone above and beyond,

and taught me so much

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

The First Quarter

Chapter 1: Poirot is Accused

Chapter 2: Intolerable Provocation

Chapter 3: The Third Person

Chapter 4: The Odd One Out?

Chapter 5: A Letter with a Hole in it

Chapter 6: Rowland Rope

Chapter 7: An Old Enemy

Chapter 8: Poirot Issues Some Instructions

Chapter 9: Four Alibis

The Second Quarter

Chapter 10: Some Important Questions

Chapter 11: Emerald Green

Chapter 12: Many Ruined Alibis

Chapter 13: The Hooks

Chapter 14: At Combingham Hall

Chapter 15: The Scene of the Possible Crime

Chapter 16: The Opportunity Man

Chapter 17: Poirot’s Trick