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Fermate il boia / Poirot e la strage degli innocenti
- GenresMystery
349 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Agatha Christie
6,186 books78.6k followersAgatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
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October 12, 2018
Per essere uno dei molti libri su Poirot, devo dire che non è il libro più riuscito della Christie, e lo dico a malincuore.
La trama dalla copertina sembrava molto interessante e unica, ma appena lette le prime 50 pagine diciamo che mi ha un po' deluso.
Ciò nonostante ho apprezzato tutti i collegamenti fatti e il metodo geniale ed arguto della Christie, solo che non mi ha esattamente conquistata. Nonostante tutto lo consiglio davvero!
La trama dalla copertina sembrava molto interessante e unica, ma appena lette le prime 50 pagine diciamo che mi ha un po' deluso.
Ciò nonostante ho apprezzato tutti i collegamenti fatti e il metodo geniale ed arguto della Christie, solo che non mi ha esattamente conquistata. Nonostante tutto lo consiglio davvero!
July 21, 2013
Poirot viene chiamato a salvare un uomo condannato alla pena di morte.
L'incastro tra sospetti, dettagli delle indagini e conclusioni logiche della Christie è come sempre perfetto: ogni nodo viene sciolto e ogni mistero svelato.
In questa storia, pur essendo un giallo in piena regola, si denota una maggiore vena umoristica con passi molto divertenti.
L'incastro tra sospetti, dettagli delle indagini e conclusioni logiche della Christie è come sempre perfetto: ogni nodo viene sciolto e ogni mistero svelato.
In questa storia, pur essendo un giallo in piena regola, si denota una maggiore vena umoristica con passi molto divertenti.
July 18, 2020
Nonostante questo libro mi sia piaciuto non rientra tra i miei preferiti di Agatha. Trama bellissima, ma in certi punti l’ho trovato un po’ lento
May 28, 2012
Solito bel giallo della christie. Poirot senza Hastings
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