AGATHA CHRISTIE is the author of more than 80 novels and story collections. Her books have sold well over 400,000,000 copies and have established her fame worldwide as the foremost mystery writer of our time.
If Sir Stafford Nye had not accepted the beautiful young woman's challenge and let her steal his scarlet-lined cloak, they would not--together--have entered a sinister world of intrigue and death!
"Suspenseful story-telling and character delineation....Consummate art." --Best Sellers
This description comes from the 1972 Pocket Books edition.