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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
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690L
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English
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The late Richard Abernethie's solicitor, Mr. Entwhistle, turns to Hercule Poirot after Richard's sister Cora is killed with a hatchet the day after suggesting to other family members that her wealthy brother's death may not have been natural. The bodies seem to be piling up at Enderby Hall as her companion is sent a sliver of wedding cake steeped in arsenic. A mystery complete with genealogical tree, a dubious will, and a family full of potential...
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Miss Marple mystery volume 05
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 08
Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 08
Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers
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720L
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English
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Responding to an urgent invitation, Miss Marple senses danger when she arrives at her friend Carrie Louise's sprawling estate. To Miss Marple's surprise, Carrie Louise's remote 'Gothic monstrosity' has been turned into a rehabilitation center for delinquent boys. Some of Carrie Louise's own children and grandchildren have also taken up residence at Stonygates and have mixed feelings about the way their mother is squandering the family fortune. Then...
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