Agatha Christie

They 00 it with Mirrors

Agatha Christie
They Do it with Mirrors
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THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS
Now in her eighties, Agatha Christie is known
throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her
seventy-plus detective novels have been transiated
into every major language, and her sales are calcu-
laled in the tens of millions.
She has been writing since the end of the First
World War, when she created Hercu1e Poirot, the
littIe Belgian detective with the egg-shaped head and
the passion for order - the most popular s1euth in
fiction since Sherlock Holmes. Poirot and her other
detectives have also appeared in many of the films,
radio programmes and stage plays based on her
books.
Besides being a detective writer, Agatha Christie
has writlen six romantic novels under the pseudonym
Mary Westmacott, several plays and a book of
poems. She has also assisted her archaeologist hus-
band Sir Max Mallowan on many expeditions to
the near east.
Her latest book, Cllrta/n: Po/rot's Lost Case, was
publisbed by William Collins in September 1975.
THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS
Now in her eighties, Agatha Christie is known
throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her
seventy-plus detective novels have been translated
into every major language, and her sales are calcu-
lated in the tens of millions.
She has been writing since the end of the First
World War, when she created Hercu1e Poirot, the
little Belgian detective with the egg-shaped head and
the passion for order - the most popular sleuth in
fiction since Sherlock Holmes. Poirot and her other
detectives have also appeared in many of the films,
radio programmes and stage plays based on her
books.
Besides being a detective writer, Agatha Christie
has written six romantic novels under the pseudonym
Mary Westmacott, several plays and a book of
poems. She has also assisted her archaeologist hus-
band Sir Max Mallowan on many expeditions to
the near east.
Her latest book, Curtain: Polrot's Lost Case, was
published by William Collins in September 1975.
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Nemesis
Tbc Marder at thc Vicarage
TakeD at thc Flood
Five IJttlc Piss
E1ephanta Can Remember
Evil Under thc San
Tbc Sittaford Mystery
Endless Nigbt
Appolntment with Death
Destination Unknown
Dumb Witness
Ten IJttle Niggers
SadCypress
Tbc UstcrdaIc Mystery
TbcClocb
Crookcd Houso
Tbc Mystery of thc Bluc Train
Marder on thc Orlent Express
Tbc Marder of Roger Aclcroyd
Tbc Adventure of thc Christmas Pudding
and mtm}' olhers
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Nemesis
The Murder at the Vicarage
Taken at the Flood
Five IJttle Pigs
Elephants Can Remember
Evil Under the Sun
The Sittaford Mystery
Endless Night
Appointment with Death
Destination Unknown
Dumb Witness
Ten IJttle N1ggers
SadCypress
The UstcrdaIc Mystery
TheClocb
Crooked Houso
The Mystery of the Blue Train
Murder OD the Orlent Express
The Murder of Roger Aclcroyd
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
and mtm}' others
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AGATHA CHRISTIE
They Do it
with Mirrors
FONTANA I Collins
AGATHA CHRISTIE
They Do it
with Mirrors
FONT ANA I Collins
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First published in 1952 by WiJliam Collins Sons & Co Ltd
First issued in Fontana Books 1955
This Impression March, 1979
1952 by Rosalind Margaret C1arissa Hicks
and William Edmund Cork
Printed In Canada
TO MATTHEW PRICHARD
CONDmONS OF SALB
Tbis book is sold subject to the condition that
it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent,
re-sold, bired out or otherwise circulated without
the publisher's prior consent in any form of
binding or cover other than that in wbich it is
published and without a similar condition
including tbis condition being imposed on the
subsequent purchaser
First published in 1952 by WiJliam Collins Sons & Co Ltd
First issued in Fontana Books 1955
This Impression March, 1979
1952 by Rosalind Margaret C1arissa Hicks
and William Edmund Cork
Printed In Canada
TO MATTHEW PRICHARD
CONDmONS OF SALE
This book is sold subject to the condition that
it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent,
re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without
the publisher's prior consent in any form of
binding or cover other than that in which it is
published and without a similar condition
including this condition being imposed on the
subsequent purchaser
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CHAPTER I
MRS. V AN RYDOCK moved a little back from tbe mirror and
sighed
.. Well, tbat'll have to do," she murmured ... Think it's
all right, Jane?"
Miss Marple eyed tbe Lanvanelli creation appraisingly
.. It seems to me a very beautiful gown," she said.
"The gown's all right," said Mrs. Van Rydock and
sighed.
"Take it off, Stephanie," she said.
The elderly maid witb the grey hair and the small
pinched mouth eased the gown carefully up over Mrs.
Van Rydock's upstretched arms.
Mrs. Van Rydock stood in front of tbe glass in her peach
satin slip. She was exquisitely corseted. Her still shapely
legs were encased in fine nylon stockings. Her face,
beneatb a layer of cosmetics and constantly toned up by
massage, appeared almost girlish at a slight distance. Her
hair was less grey tban tending to hydrangea blue and
was perfectly set. It was practically impossible when
looking at Mrs. Van Rydock to imagine what she would
be like in a natural state. Everything tbat money could
do had been done for by diet, massage,
and constant exercises.
Ruth Van Rydock looked humorously at her friend.
" Do you tbink most people would guess, Jane, tbat you
and I are practically tbe same age?"
Miss Marple responded loyally.
"Not for amoment, I'm sure," she said reassuringly.
"I'm afraid, you know, tbat I look every minute of my
agel"
Miss Marple was white-haired, with a soft pink and
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CHAPTER I
MRS. VAN RYDOCK moved a little back from the mirror and
sighed
.. Well, that'll have to do," she murmured ... Think it's
all right, Jane?"
Miss Marple eyed the Lanvanelli creation appraisingly
.. It seems to me a very beautiful gown," she said.
"The gown's all right," said Mrs. Van Rydock and
sighed.
"Take it off, Stephanie," she said.
The elderly maid with the grey hair and the small
pinched mouth eased the gown carefully up over Mrs.
Van Rydock's upstretched arms.
Mrs. Van Rydock stood in front of the glass in her peach
satin slip. She was exquisitely corseted. Her still shapely
legs were encased in fine nylon stockings. Her ace,
beneath a layer of cosmetics and constantly toned up by
massage, appeared almost girlish at a slight distance. Her
hair was less grey than tending to hydrangea blue and
was perfectly set. It was practically impossible when
looking at Mrs. Van Rydock to imagine what she would
be like in a natural state. Everything that money could
do had been done for by diet, massage,
and constant exercises.
Ruth Van Rydock looked humorously at her friend.
" Do you think most people would guess, Jane, that you
and I are practically the same age?"
Miss Marple responded loyally.
"Not for a moment, I'm sure," she said reassuringly.
"I'm afraid, you know, that I look every minute of my
agel"
Miss Marple was white-haired, with a soft pink and
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Conjuring trick ...
Disguised as a decayed gentlewoman,
t he deceptively i nnocent MIss Marple
goes to stay i n the country - wlth
two hundred juvenile delinquents
and seven heirs to an old lady's
fortune. One of them is a murderer
with a talent for being i n two pi aces
at once ...
" A text-book model for all stories
of this kind ... so weil written that I
was happy to read it through at a
sitting."
Evenlng News
" Bnlliant. "
Guardi an
Cover pamtmQ by Tom Adams
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Canada $225
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Conjuring trick ...
Disguised as a decayed gentlewoman,
t he deceptively i nnocent MIss Marple
goes to stay i n the country - with
two hundred juvenile delinquents
and seven heirs to an old lady' s
fortune. One of them is a murderer
with a talent for being i n two places
at once . ..
" A text-book model for all stories
of this kind ... so well written that I
was happy to read it through at a
sitting."
Evening News
" Brilliant. "
Guardi an
Cover painting by Tom Adams
~ 5.30
New Zealand $2.50'
Canada $225
Rep. of Ireland 82!p
recommended pr ice 0006140742
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