The Poisoned Chocolates Case

'All his stories are amusing, intriguing, and he is a master of the final twist' - Agatha Christie'One of the most stunning trick stories in the history of detective fiction' - Julian SymonsGraham and Joan Bendix have apparently succeeded in making that eighth wonder of the modern world, a happy marriage. And into the middle of it there drops, like a clap of thunder, a box of chocolates.Joan Bendix is killed by a poisoned box of liqueur chocolates that cannot have been intended for her to eat. The police investigation rapidly reaches a dead end. Chief Inspector Moresby calls on Roger Sheringham and his Crimes Circle - six amateur but intrepid detectives - to consider the case. The evidence is laid before the Circle and the members take it in turn to offer a solution. Each is more convincing than the last, slowly filling in the pieces of the puzzle, until the dazzling conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Berkeley
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9780712356534
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5653-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 190 mm x 20 mm
• Series: British Library Crime Classics; British Library Crime Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic crime, Classic crime and mystery fiction