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The ABC Murders
Classic mystery
The ABC Murders
Book 13 of the Hercule Poirot series
Poirot receives a series of taunting letters announcing murders in towns whose names follow the alphabet. An open railway guide beside each victim suggests a calculating serial killer, while a traveling salesman appears increasingly implicated. Poirot questions whether the obvious pattern is the murderer's true purpose or a distraction from one particular crime. Brisk and ingenious, this classic suits readers who enjoy cat-and-mouse investigations, geographic clues, psychological misdirection, and a detective challenged in public.
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Crime, danger, and death
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- Glassware: Mug.
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