{"product_id":"lord-edgware-dies","title":"Lord Edgware Dies by  Agatha Christie","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"156\" data-end=\"193\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHollywood actress \u003cstrong data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"36\"\u003eJane Wilkinson\u003c\/strong\u003e hires Hercule Poirot to persuade her estranged husband, Lord Edgware, to grant her a divorce. To her surprise, Edgware has already agreed—but the very night Jane is seen dining in public, Lord Edgware is found brutally stabbed in his own library, with no plausible way for her to be the killer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eSoon after, \u003cstrong data-start=\"12\" data-end=\"30\"\u003eCarlotta Adams\u003c\/strong\u003e, a skilled impersonator, is discovered dead from an overdose—found clutching pince-nez belonging to Jane. When another witness, \u003cstrong data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"174\"\u003eDonald Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e, is murdered before he can reveal who he saw, Poirot begins untangling a web of impersonations, secret liaisons, hidden motives, and forged documents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"309\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn a tense denouement, Poirot reveals that Jane orchestrated the entire scheme: she used Carlotta to impersonate her at the dinner party, stabbed her husband to free herself—so she could become a \u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"205\"\u003ewidow\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a divorcee (since her new suitor was Catholic). Carlotta was intentionally killed to silence her, and Donald Ross was eliminated to prevent him from exposing the ruse. Jane is arrested at the close of the novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"309\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"439\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eDame \u003cstrong data-start=\"5\" data-end=\"38\"\u003eAgatha Mary Clarissa Christie\u003c\/strong\u003e (1890–1976) was an English novelist renowned for her ingenious detective fiction. Known as the “Queen of Crime,” she authored 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections—and penned \u003cem data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"242\"\u003eThe Mousetrap\u003c\/em\u003e, the world’s longest-running play—as well as romantic novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agatha_Christie?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agatha_Christie?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"677\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHer iconic sleuths include \u003cstrong data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"45\"\u003eHercule Poirot\u003c\/strong\u003e, introduced in \u003cem data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"94\"\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Styles\u003c\/em\u003e (1920), and \u003cstrong data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"122\"\u003eMiss Marple\u003c\/strong\u003e, debuting in \u003cem data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"160\"\u003eMurder at the Vicarage\u003c\/em\u003e (1930)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agatha_Christie?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agatha_Christie?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eDrawing on her World War I experience in pharmacy, Christie often used poisons in her plots—appearing in over 30 of her titles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agatha_Christie?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agatha_Christie?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eSales of her books exceed two billion globally, and she remains one of the most widely translated authors—surpassed only by the Bible and Shakespeare\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of Used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276761133313,"sku":"2CRY5Y9C2-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/LordEdgwareDies.jpg?v=1627235383","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/lord-edgware-dies","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}