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Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection: Peril at End House / The Murder at Hazelmoor / Easy to Kill / Ten Little Indians / Evil Under the Sun
Agatha Christie
Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection:
Peril at End House
The Murder at Hazelmoor
Easy to Kill
Ten Little Indians
Evil Under the Sun
Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection:
Peril at End House
The Murder at Hazelmoor
Easy to Kill
Ten Little Indians
Evil Under the Sun
734 pages, Hardcover
First published September 19, 1988
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Agatha Christie
5,787 books74.9k 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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July 4, 2024
Five excellent, classic mysteries by a master of the mystery craft, Agatha Christie. I have been reading one tale per month for a while, so specifics are hard, and indeed I've previously read them before — so I apologize for being hazy on details.
In Ten Little Indians, guests marooned on an island off the coast of England. And when one is murdered, each of them become suspects, and possible future victims. An elderly woman shares her fear that there is a madman inflicting his private justice in her sleepy English village, only to die before she can share her case with Scotland Yard; and the only one who seems to believe her story is Luke Fitzwilliam in the tale Easy to Kill. Then there is that famous seance in The Murder at Hazelmoor, where the fun ends with the neighbor's death, and the last two, Peril at End House, and Evil Under the Sun, both set at seaside resorts where the fun and relaxation are cut short.
Each tale filled with well-developed characters, an interesting premise and a story that is interesting and fun to read. And at the end, each concludes with a surprising solution discovered by the use of his "little gray cells" and masterfully presented by Hercule Poirot. Each a good read and highly entertaining — but then there are few that can time and again place before her readers such simple tales that just happen to feature death, and suspects that behind that bland interior, may very well be hiding a terrible secret. Can't ask for more than that, I think.
In Ten Little Indians, guests marooned on an island off the coast of England. And when one is murdered, each of them become suspects, and possible future victims. An elderly woman shares her fear that there is a madman inflicting his private justice in her sleepy English village, only to die before she can share her case with Scotland Yard; and the only one who seems to believe her story is Luke Fitzwilliam in the tale Easy to Kill. Then there is that famous seance in The Murder at Hazelmoor, where the fun ends with the neighbor's death, and the last two, Peril at End House, and Evil Under the Sun, both set at seaside resorts where the fun and relaxation are cut short.
Each tale filled with well-developed characters, an interesting premise and a story that is interesting and fun to read. And at the end, each concludes with a surprising solution discovered by the use of his "little gray cells" and masterfully presented by Hercule Poirot. Each a good read and highly entertaining — but then there are few that can time and again place before her readers such simple tales that just happen to feature death, and suspects that behind that bland interior, may very well be hiding a terrible secret. Can't ask for more than that, I think.
April 24, 2023
A truly fantastic and ingenious collection of mysteries from Agatha Christie. Included are some underrated ones that you should check out. The explanations and scenarios are juicy! Loved this collection of stories.
August 8, 2025
A truly surprising collection of sub-par works by an author I personally think is a bit too exalted in the medium of murder mystery. I've done my fair share of reading of Christie and can say that a few of her stories are genuinely put together very well and are very fun to read. I cannot say that about this collection.
First of all only two of the stories contain Hercule Poirot, they are sandwiched at the beginning and end I believe to trick the reader into believing that what they read was good. The first story was probably the best. Peril At End House was fine, and I mean that. I was actually able to guess what happened pretty early on but a few of the finer points were lost on me. Poirot does his thing and all the usual cast of characters appear and stammer through a page or two at a time and the reveal is drawn out and theatrical and the guilty party is so overcome with rage that they confess to the crime. I finished it and had hopes for the future. 3/5
The murder at Hazelmoor was honestly stumping me for the longest time as I read. I'm not going to spoil anything but I will say that the ending thoroughly, an I mean THOROUGHLY, took the wind out of my sails. The stand in for Poirot was competent but it felt like such a rug-pull with no hints that I was just left shaking my head. 2/5
Easy to Kill was, again, fine. It did its job. Its so thoroughly unremarkable that I actually forgot about it in the time it took me to read this 700+ page tome. Not even a half baked romance stapled onto the end like she just had the letter laying around and just thought she'd better do something with them. An unsatisfying villain and again an incredible lack of clues. 2/5
Ten Little Indians, 80% of this story is absolutely phenomenal. Its psychological, its creepy, its unsettling in the best of ways...that other 20% though. The beginning 10% and the final 10% are an incredible bore and an insult to the reader (respectively). The beginning is so tedious and bland in exposition. 8 incredibly stuffy Brits and 2 kind of interesting people. And it jumps off with the death of one of the interesting people. I was actually having fun trying to figure things out and then got confused when there was only a few pages left...only for THAT to be the ending??? Are you serious? THAT? It felt like she wrote it and got to the end and had to figure out what the hell to do! 1/5
Evil Under the Sun. Blessedly short and to the point. Surely Poirot shines in these 150 pages right? Nope! There's a sizeable chunk where he doesn't do anything of note or consequence. Might as well just say "And Hercule Poirot was thinking very hard" Every 6 pages like keys in front of a baby. Wild, incredible jumps in logic and thought processes. An incredible missed opportunity! I'm going to spoil this one just so you know.
SPOILER SPOILER
The American couple, the Gardeners, could have very easily been part of a group of dope smugglers. They ask the question about how the drugs are getting into the country, they don't know. The husband is so quiet and reserved like the book keeps talking about. The wife disapproves of the victim and her antics. It would be SO EASY to make this a very clean story. Instead its all these double bluffs, fake outs and absolute nonsense. The only thing I liked was that Poirot for once wasn't fawning over a young girl (much) and actually LIKED another character besides Japp and Hastings. And once again, I say the only way to beat Poirot is to....NOT ADMIT THAT YOU DID THE VERY CLEVER CRIME. LIKE OH MY GOD. If he starts going through your plan step by bloody step and you can't keep a poker face. For the love of god just deny it! 1/5
This was an incredibly unpleasant read, it took me forever to finish it because every story consistently ending poorly for me. Wafer thin characters suddenly falling in love over the course of a couple pages, sometimes it felt like the book was saying something but I wouldn't understand it if I didn't live in 1930's England.
Maybe I'm missing the point of a mystery novel. I like to have some way to look back and say "Ah thats right, makes sense." but instead with most of Christie's books it feels like I'm reading 95% of it just to get to Hercule Poirot doing his big reveal. And most of the time he'll just say that something is something and must mean this and that. And as a reader you just have to go..."Yeah...I guess."
And another thing or two. Why the hell is the name Narracott(?) appearing in every damn story? Was it the equivalent of Smith in England? And why in the world were these stories put together in a collectiion? There's no theme, no consistent characters, setting, nothing. Did they just pull them out of a hat?
First of all only two of the stories contain Hercule Poirot, they are sandwiched at the beginning and end I believe to trick the reader into believing that what they read was good. The first story was probably the best. Peril At End House was fine, and I mean that. I was actually able to guess what happened pretty early on but a few of the finer points were lost on me. Poirot does his thing and all the usual cast of characters appear and stammer through a page or two at a time and the reveal is drawn out and theatrical and the guilty party is so overcome with rage that they confess to the crime. I finished it and had hopes for the future. 3/5
The murder at Hazelmoor was honestly stumping me for the longest time as I read. I'm not going to spoil anything but I will say that the ending thoroughly, an I mean THOROUGHLY, took the wind out of my sails. The stand in for Poirot was competent but it felt like such a rug-pull with no hints that I was just left shaking my head. 2/5
Easy to Kill was, again, fine. It did its job. Its so thoroughly unremarkable that I actually forgot about it in the time it took me to read this 700+ page tome. Not even a half baked romance stapled onto the end like she just had the letter laying around and just thought she'd better do something with them. An unsatisfying villain and again an incredible lack of clues. 2/5
Ten Little Indians, 80% of this story is absolutely phenomenal. Its psychological, its creepy, its unsettling in the best of ways...that other 20% though. The beginning 10% and the final 10% are an incredible bore and an insult to the reader (respectively). The beginning is so tedious and bland in exposition. 8 incredibly stuffy Brits and 2 kind of interesting people. And it jumps off with the death of one of the interesting people. I was actually having fun trying to figure things out and then got confused when there was only a few pages left...only for THAT to be the ending??? Are you serious? THAT? It felt like she wrote it and got to the end and had to figure out what the hell to do! 1/5
Evil Under the Sun. Blessedly short and to the point. Surely Poirot shines in these 150 pages right? Nope! There's a sizeable chunk where he doesn't do anything of note or consequence. Might as well just say "And Hercule Poirot was thinking very hard" Every 6 pages like keys in front of a baby. Wild, incredible jumps in logic and thought processes. An incredible missed opportunity! I'm going to spoil this one just so you know.
SPOILER SPOILER
The American couple, the Gardeners, could have very easily been part of a group of dope smugglers. They ask the question about how the drugs are getting into the country, they don't know. The husband is so quiet and reserved like the book keeps talking about. The wife disapproves of the victim and her antics. It would be SO EASY to make this a very clean story. Instead its all these double bluffs, fake outs and absolute nonsense. The only thing I liked was that Poirot for once wasn't fawning over a young girl (much) and actually LIKED another character besides Japp and Hastings. And once again, I say the only way to beat Poirot is to....NOT ADMIT THAT YOU DID THE VERY CLEVER CRIME. LIKE OH MY GOD. If he starts going through your plan step by bloody step and you can't keep a poker face. For the love of god just deny it! 1/5
This was an incredibly unpleasant read, it took me forever to finish it because every story consistently ending poorly for me. Wafer thin characters suddenly falling in love over the course of a couple pages, sometimes it felt like the book was saying something but I wouldn't understand it if I didn't live in 1930's England.
Maybe I'm missing the point of a mystery novel. I like to have some way to look back and say "Ah thats right, makes sense." but instead with most of Christie's books it feels like I'm reading 95% of it just to get to Hercule Poirot doing his big reveal. And most of the time he'll just say that something is something and must mean this and that. And as a reader you just have to go..."Yeah...I guess."
And another thing or two. Why the hell is the name Narracott(?) appearing in every damn story? Was it the equivalent of Smith in England? And why in the world were these stories put together in a collectiion? There's no theme, no consistent characters, setting, nothing. Did they just pull them out of a hat?
March 27, 2020
The five novels in this collection prove once again Agatha Christie's masteryvof yhe mystery field. Everyone will find fascinating reading whether they are new to Christie or already familiar with her work.
💀PERIL AT END HOUSE
Hercule Poirot's holiday at the seaside resort at St.Loo is rudely interrupted in Peril at End House. Someone is trying to kill Nick Buckley, mistress of End House. The murderer might have succeed had not one attempt been made in front of Hercule Poirot as he was enjoying the morning air on the porch of his hotel. His interest definitely piqued. He resolved to find the prospective murderer as well as a plausible motive for Nick Buckley's death.
💀THE MURDER AT HAZELMOOR
In the snowbound drawing room of a house on the edge of bleak Dartmoor, twilight is falling as 6 people hold a seance-just for fun. But the fun ends in the murder at Hazelmoor when the "spirit" say their neighbour Captain Travelyan has been murdered. The horror depens when the "spirit" are prove correct. Inspector Narracot, aided by Emily Trefusis-the fiance of the man suspected Travelyan's murder, unravels the exceptionally devious-yet brilliant simple story behind the murder of Captain Travelyan.
💀EASY TO KILL
While making a polite conversation at the railway carriage, Luke Fitzwiliam is flabbergasted to hear a sweet elderly woman state that elderly madman inflicting his private justice-killing people who "deserve" to die on her sleepy English Village. He dismissed her as dotty but when the old lady is killed by a hit and run driver, Luke feels he must investigate further. Easy to kills takes the reader through many twists and \a until Luke unmasks a most unexpected killer.
💀TEN LITTLE INDIANS
This one is a mystery classic. Ten people are marooned on a small island of the southern coast of England. One by one they are murdered. Each murder following the manner of death found in the nursery ryhme "Ten Little Indians". Who is the murder ? How it is possible that all ten are found murdered when they truly was no one else on the island.
💀EVIL UNDER THE SUN
Another holiday is interupt for Hercule Poirot in Evil Under The Sun. The selected resort on the little island at Leathercombe Bay is supposed to provide good food,sports and congenial guest. It also offers one item not in the travel brochure-murder. Hercule Poirot must use all of his Belgian "little grey cells" to solve the murder of the beautiful but thoroughly unlikeable,Arlena Marshall.
💀PERIL AT END HOUSE
Hercule Poirot's holiday at the seaside resort at St.Loo is rudely interrupted in Peril at End House. Someone is trying to kill Nick Buckley, mistress of End House. The murderer might have succeed had not one attempt been made in front of Hercule Poirot as he was enjoying the morning air on the porch of his hotel. His interest definitely piqued. He resolved to find the prospective murderer as well as a plausible motive for Nick Buckley's death.
💀THE MURDER AT HAZELMOOR
In the snowbound drawing room of a house on the edge of bleak Dartmoor, twilight is falling as 6 people hold a seance-just for fun. But the fun ends in the murder at Hazelmoor when the "spirit" say their neighbour Captain Travelyan has been murdered. The horror depens when the "spirit" are prove correct. Inspector Narracot, aided by Emily Trefusis-the fiance of the man suspected Travelyan's murder, unravels the exceptionally devious-yet brilliant simple story behind the murder of Captain Travelyan.
💀EASY TO KILL
While making a polite conversation at the railway carriage, Luke Fitzwiliam is flabbergasted to hear a sweet elderly woman state that elderly madman inflicting his private justice-killing people who "deserve" to die on her sleepy English Village. He dismissed her as dotty but when the old lady is killed by a hit and run driver, Luke feels he must investigate further. Easy to kills takes the reader through many twists and \a until Luke unmasks a most unexpected killer.
💀TEN LITTLE INDIANS
This one is a mystery classic. Ten people are marooned on a small island of the southern coast of England. One by one they are murdered. Each murder following the manner of death found in the nursery ryhme "Ten Little Indians". Who is the murder ? How it is possible that all ten are found murdered when they truly was no one else on the island.
💀EVIL UNDER THE SUN
Another holiday is interupt for Hercule Poirot in Evil Under The Sun. The selected resort on the little island at Leathercombe Bay is supposed to provide good food,sports and congenial guest. It also offers one item not in the travel brochure-murder. Hercule Poirot must use all of his Belgian "little grey cells" to solve the murder of the beautiful but thoroughly unlikeable,Arlena Marshall.
February 3, 2023
I have written five separate ratings for the individual novels, which can be found here:
Peril at End House: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Murder at Hazelmoor: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Easy To Kill: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ten Little Indians: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Evil Under The Sun: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My overall rating is the average of the five. I liked "Ten Little Indians" best, and "Easy To Kill" least, but they are all good and entertaining mysteries. It is a good and versatile compilation, although instead of two Poirot stories one could have been replaced with a different lead character to make it even more so.
Peril at End House: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Murder at Hazelmoor: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Easy To Kill: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ten Little Indians: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Evil Under The Sun: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My overall rating is the average of the five. I liked "Ten Little Indians" best, and "Easy To Kill" least, but they are all good and entertaining mysteries. It is a good and versatile compilation, although instead of two Poirot stories one could have been replaced with a different lead character to make it even more so.
June 14, 2019
This type of writing and this genre is just really not for me. A slow moving plot, with zero surprises and very plain conversation - how can anybody do this and really love it.
I know Agatha Christie is a legend who is loved by many, so I know this is personal opinion.
I struggled to get through this collection of 5 stories and am happy to be through it. I gave it a shot but this is just not my type of story!
I know Agatha Christie is a legend who is loved by many, so I know this is personal opinion.
I struggled to get through this collection of 5 stories and am happy to be through it. I gave it a shot but this is just not my type of story!
June 11, 2020
Finally finished this.
5 stories. I really liked Ten Little Indians. I liked Evil Under the Sun. The other 3? Meh.
I don’t think I’m an Agatha Christie fan as a reader. Only film adaptations.
Her characters come across as bipolar or excessive. Their feelings can change on a dime. And for no reason.
And she should never write love storylines. GAG!!
Fun premises, though.
5 stories. I really liked Ten Little Indians. I liked Evil Under the Sun. The other 3? Meh.
I don’t think I’m an Agatha Christie fan as a reader. Only film adaptations.
Her characters come across as bipolar or excessive. Their feelings can change on a dime. And for no reason.
And she should never write love storylines. GAG!!
Fun premises, though.
December 20, 2017
It is a very interesting book with lots of twists and turns.
March 4, 2018
I have read these before as separate works, but this is a great compilation.
Easy to Kill is very devious--Hell hath no fury.
Easy to Kill is very devious--Hell hath no fury.
March 14, 2020
Peril at End House. Immersive and easy read, yet great detection with a good puzzle. My guess was almost correct and yet so far from being true.
June 4, 2024
If you’ve never read an Agatha Christie book, it’s now time to. You won’t regret it.
September 22, 2015
First novel: Peril at End House. Decent enough, tho the solution was a bit of a stretch. Good Poirot and Hastings, even if they feel a little tired. Can characters get tired after so many books? Clean read, excepting the murder, of course.
Second novel: The Murder at Hazelmoor. Interesting plot, but the main characters doing the investigating sometimes got on my nerves. This might have been because they were neither Poirot nor Marple. Just pushy. And a few swear words, but my kid is old enough that just a few didn't bother her.
Third novel: Easy to Kill. Hm...characters are lackluster so far...And they stayed that way pretty much to the end. Not very exciting read.
Fourth novel: Ten Little Indians. We already have "And then there were none", so excellent, but not reading again. Moving on to
Fifth novel: Evil Under the Sun. I think I've read this before...or seen some movie version. Still, looking forward to it. Turns out it was pointedly convoluted, at least for my tastes. But still enjoyable. Better than "Easy to Kill" which still feels like time stolen from my life.
My daughter, for whom I checked this out from the library, had this to say: "I'm glad we didn't buy this one."
Of course, we already own "And then There were None".
Second novel: The Murder at Hazelmoor. Interesting plot, but the main characters doing the investigating sometimes got on my nerves. This might have been because they were neither Poirot nor Marple. Just pushy. And a few swear words, but my kid is old enough that just a few didn't bother her.
Third novel: Easy to Kill. Hm...characters are lackluster so far...And they stayed that way pretty much to the end. Not very exciting read.
Fourth novel: Ten Little Indians. We already have "And then there were none", so excellent, but not reading again. Moving on to
Fifth novel: Evil Under the Sun. I think I've read this before...or seen some movie version. Still, looking forward to it. Turns out it was pointedly convoluted, at least for my tastes. But still enjoyable. Better than "Easy to Kill" which still feels like time stolen from my life.
My daughter, for whom I checked this out from the library, had this to say: "I'm glad we didn't buy this one."
Of course, we already own "And then There were None".
August 16, 2013
With the exception of the lightheaded Easy to Kill, a collection of stories I found to be an enjoyable introduction to Agatha Christie. The book itself, under the dust cover, is black with difficult to read teal lettering, and the spine design isn't as visually appealing as another in the series, Five Complete Hercule Poirot Novels.
January 8, 2014
This book made me an even bigger fan of Agatha Christie! I read everything I get my hands on by her and, normally, I end up liking it because it's so well written. This is no exception. Five of her stories on one volume allowed me to read more of her work. These five stories, in my opinion, are some of her best.
June 1, 2014
This was a wonderful collection of Christie novels. There were some novels starring Hercule Poirot and some novels starring random Christie sleuths. All of them had the traditional plot twists. I was excited that I had not read one of them so I got to experience a new story along with some classic favorites. The editors did a great job of collecting great works to share together.
June 2, 2008
Ten Little Indians is my favorite Agatha Christie novel. That's difficult to say since I like every one of the Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple mysteries also.
January 13, 2009
I only read Peril at End House out of this book. Very good and I'm more a Miss Marple fan than a fan of Poirot. The book was just too big to read any of the others. I'll read them in individual copies.
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February 21, 2012Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection (Peril at End House / The Murder at Hazelmoor / Easy to Kill / Ten Little Indians / Evil Under the Sun) by Agatha Christie (1991)
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February 8, 2010This contains "Ten Little Indians," also known as "And Then There Were None."
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August 26, 2014
Peril at End House - 4 stars
The Murder at Hazelmoor - 3 stars
Easy to Kill - 3 stars
Ten Little Indians - 5 stars
Evil Under the Sun - 4 stars
The Murder at Hazelmoor - 3 stars
Easy to Kill - 3 stars
Ten Little Indians - 5 stars
Evil Under the Sun - 4 stars
September 15, 2014
Read in 2011.
Want to read
January 4, 2009LOST - 314
January 2, 2015
Easy to Kill only
October 31, 2015
It's Agatha Christie what else can I say. Obligatory reading for all mystery lovers
March 21, 2016
A collection of some of the very best from Dame Agatha. What's not to like?
April 24, 2017
The Murder at Hazelmoor is the same as The Sittaford Mystery. Ten Little Indians is the same book as And Then There Were None (very glad for that title change).
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