Pocket Books Inc., 1943. Feb 1943, 4th printing since Sept 1942 1st Pocket. #167.. Mass-market paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Vertical front cover creasing; edge wear. Two qualities text paper used: front and back sections age-toned, w/ center not, resulting in sandwich look. Lower corner, short moisture stain line, qtr-inch.. 1 240 p. 4x6.25 mass-market (rack) paperback produced in confrmity w/ WWII materials conservation standards. Illustrated cover, no credit: distant house on sea cliff, blue background. Red edges. Mystery fiction: About to retire, fictional Belgian investigator Poirot witnesses murder attempts on the beautiful heiress of End House. These incidents only look accidental. The perpetrator is diabolically clever: pictures falling off walls, car brakes failing, boulders sliding down cliffs. False clues, a swift pace, appealing characters--a Christie classic. The Pocket Books publisher's list at back numbers 176 in September 1942. This mystery first published by Dodd, Mead in 1932, a 1931 printing in hardcover.

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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Peril at End House;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.Nick is an unusual name for a pretty young woman. And Nick Buckley has been leading an unusual life of late. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car fail. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder misses her by inches. Safe in bed, she is almost crushed by a painting. Upon discovering a bullet hole in Nick’s sun hat, Hercule Poirot (who had come to Cornwall for a simple holiday with his friend Captain Hastings) decides that the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet.Times Literary Supplement: 'Ingenious.'

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Bookseller: Hedgehog's Whimsey Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: Alibris.80160002632
Title: Peril at End House (A Hercule Poirot Mystery)
Author: Christie, Agatha
Format/Binding: Mass-market paperback
Book Condition: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Vertical front cover creasing; edge wear. Two qualities text paper used: front and back sections
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Feb 1943, 4th printing since Sept 1942 1st Pocket. #167.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books Inc.
Date Published: 1943
Keywords: Vintage mystery paperback|Pocket Book Titles list|Heiress murder target|Cliffside living|Murder by accident|Belgian fictional investigator Poirot
Bookseller catalogs: Mysteries;

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Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.

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