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Finessing the King

An Agatha Christie Short Story

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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.

A personal advertisement written in code attracts the attention of Tuppence Beresford. When Tuppence suspects that the code involves the Three Arts Ball, she persuades Tommy to attend dressed in costume. Tuppence’s suspicions prove to be correct when a murder takes place, but as all of the guests are dressed in masquerade, identifying the killer may be more difficult than first thought…

©1929 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers
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‘The plots are so good that one marvels … most of them would have made a full length thriller.’ Daily Mirror

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