Five early stories unpublished since their first magazine appearances in the '20s and '30s, finally unearthed 21 years after Agatha Christie's death, already showing the deft touch of the Queen of Crime in the making.
While the Light Lasts
The Actress
The House of Dreams
The Edge
Within a Wall
Like many of her contemporaries, Agatha Christie wrote stories for a variety of magazines in the 1920s and '30s, and most of these eventually found their way into her books of short stories. Now, 21 years after her death, detective work worthy of Agatha Christie herself has unearthed 'new' stories, most of which have never been published anywhere in the world since their orginal appearances.
In this new collection the author observes the tragic flaws in human nature, providing a glimpse of the Queen of Crime in the making. Anyone who has ever read Agatha Christie will enjoy every story for her skill at characterisation and her ability to deliver an unexpected twist in the tail
Agatha Christie, the classic Sunday Times bestselling author, continues to captivate readers with her mastery of suspense and mystery. Her traditional, cosy style of writing, combined with unexpected twists, makes While the Light Lasts a top pick for fans of fiction thrillers.
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).