Seven Deadly Sins
- ISBN-10
- 0007171145
- ISBN-13
- 9780007171149
- Series
- Seven Deadly Sins
- Category
- Adultery in literature
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Author
- Agatha Christie
Description
Seven Deadly Sins -- Seven Motives For Murder. A boxed set of seven of the best Agatha Christie crime thrillers, themed around the timeless motives of Sin...Murder and murderers abound in this seasonal slipcase, 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 books will enthral and entertain as the reader can only sit back and marvel as avarice, sloth, gluttony, lust, pride, envy and wrath devour their victims, and their victims, one by one...THE ABC MURDERS Pride is the excessive belief in one's own abilities. A murderer has the arrogance to challenge Hercule Poirot's detective prowess...A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED Envy is the desire for another's status and abilities. A mysterious joker is eager for Miss Blacklock's money -- and her death...EVIL UNDER THE SUN Lust is the craving for the pleasures of the body. Actress Arlena Stuart has the reputation of a 'man-eater' -- until her murder...SPARKLING CYANIDE Sloth is the idle avoidance of work. Money doesn't need to be earned: it can be married, won or inherited -- so long as some
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- 2021
- 466 pages
- Paperback
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- 2018-04
- 202 pages
- Paperback
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