The Missing Will and Other Stories - Paperback

by Agatha Christie (Author)

Christie is perhaps the world's most famous mystery writer. Her reputation rests on 66 detective novels and 15 short-story collections. She created memorable and dignified characters which any class of readers could relate to. Agatha was adept at combining period subject matter with delicate story development, creative plot structure, and psychology. This book is a collection of 7 brilliant stories by Christie, which will undoubtedly show you how the combination of murder and good writing made her one of the best writers in history. The Case of the Missing Will by Agatha Christie was first published in 1923 in The Sketch magazine. Christie's famous Belgian investigator Hercule Poirot is hired by a woman whose wealthy uncle has died. She and her uncle had a difference of opinion about correct way of life for a woman. When he passed away, he left a will that gave her a year to find another document that would leave her his money. If she couldn't find the document within that time, all his money and property would go to various charities. Can Poirot's wits and little grey cells find the hidden will?