One sunny morning in Bulawayo, strapping young Anthony Cade encounters an old friend who entrusts him with two simple tasks to return certain blackmailing letters to their rightful owner, and to deliver the charged memoirs of the late Count Stylptitch of Herzoslovakia to be published. But as soon as Cade accepts the commission, he finds himself entangled in a cloak-and-dagger conspiracy, wrestling with unknown adversaries and struggling to decipher friend from foe as he carries out his task. All threads seem to converge at Chimneys, Lord Caterham s famous country estate, and so Cade heads there to discover what secrets lie within. Will he, along with the aid of the stolid Superintendent Battle, be able to uncover the mystery before the situation comes to a head? The Secret of Chimneys is one of Christie s early thrillers and marks the debut of Superintendent Battle, who appears in four of her other novels....
One sunny morning in Bulawayo, strapping young Anthony Cade encounters an old friend who entrusts him with two simple tasks to return certain blackmailing letters to their rightful owner, and to deliver the charged memoirs of the late Count Stylptitch of Herzoslovakia to be published. But as soon as Cade accepts the commission, he finds himself entangled in a cloak-and-dagger conspiracy, wrestling with unknown adversaries and struggling to decipher friend from foe as he carries out his task. All threads seem to converge at Chimneys, Lord Caterham s famous country estate, and so Cade heads there to discover what secrets lie within. Will he, along with the aid of the stolid Superintendent Battle, be able to uncover the mystery before the situation comes to a head? The Secret of Chimneys is one of Christie s early thrillers and marks the debut of Superintendent Battle, who appears in four of her other novels.
| ISBN : | 9789389995510 |
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| Year Published : | 2021 |
| Pages Count : | 272 Pages |
| Edition Language : | English, |
| Book Format : | Paperback |
