Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabriel, an ambitious and ruthless war hero, should appear in her life. For Isabella, the price of love would mean abandoning her dreams of home and happiness forever. For Gabriel, it would destroy his chance of a career and all his ambitions
Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.
In this bestselling book, Agatha Christie, the classic Sunday Times bestselling author, weaves a tale of mystery and romance that is as traditional as it is contemporary. The top detective, John Gabriel, is a character that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
For fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (The Complete Sherlock Holmes), M. C. Beaton (Death of a Prankster), Richard Osman (The Last Devil To Die), Anthony Horowitz (Nightshade Revenge), and Alexandra Benedict (The Christmas Jigsaw Murders).