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Mystery · 1993 · PG

The ABC Murders

by Agatha Christie

Poirot receives letters. A serial killer spelling out murders alphabetically.

When Alice Ascher is murdered in Andover, Hercule Poirot is already onto the clues. Alphabetically speaking, it's one down, 25 to go. This classic mystery is now repackaged in a digest-sized edition for young adults. Reissue.

For12+GenreMysteryLength256 pagesRead time~7.1 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Some

Multiple murders

Language

None

None

Sexual Content

None

None

Substance Use

None

None

Emotional Intensity

Some

Moral complexity

What this book is about

A serial killer sends Poirot letters in advance of each murder, each one tied to a location starting with successive letters of the alphabet. One of Christie's most innovative variations on the whodunit formula.

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Classic mystery; appropriate for older children and adults

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