Golden Ball and Other Stories (Agatha Christie Mysteries Collection) cover

Golden Ball and Other Stories (Agatha Christie Mysteries Collection)

by Agatha Christie

Is it a gesture of good will or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? What unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, and unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover? In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of Crime takes bizarre romantic entanglements, supernatural visitations, and classic murder to inventive new heights. The Listerdale Mystery The Girl in the Train The Manhood of Edward Robinson Jane in Search of a Job A Fruitful Sunday The Golden Ball The Rajah's Emerald Swan Song The Hound of Death The Gypsy The Lamp The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael The Call of Wings Magnolia Blossom Next to a Dog

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
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