Agatha Christie Investigates Omnibus

Alison Joseph’s excellent Agatha Christie Investigates novels Murder Will Out, Hidden Sins and Death in Disguise are collected together in a single volume.“Wickedly clever - written with a sharp eye and elan. Guaranteed to make every Agatha Christie fan smile.” Peter JamesMurder Will Out (Agatha Christie Investigates Book 1):1923.The Great War is over, but the ghosts of the dead still linger.Agatha Christie was one of the lucky ones - her husband returned from the conflict - and for her, and her local neighbours, life has resumed.Agatha is beginning to gain some notoriety for her crime writing and she is busy working on her latest novel.But then her neighbour tells her there has been a real ‘murder at the vicarage’ - a young man, Cecil Coates, has been poisoned, and due to Christie’s expertise, the neighbourhood wants her to investigate.What secrets and lies are lying beneath the village’s tranquil exterior?Hidden Sins (Agatha Christie Investigates Book 2):Summer, 1925Life is starting to go back to normal after the shock of the Great War.Agatha Christie, now a successful crime author, is holidaying in Cornwall.And when her husband, Archie, has to leave early, she decides to use her alone time to work on a romance novel.But it isn’t long before she finds herself thrown back into the world of murder and intrigue.A fellow guest at Agatha’s hotel is murdered in the early hours of the morning, and all guests become suspects.Agatha soon discovers that there is far more going on in the sleepy Cornish town than first meets the eye. Her enquiries unearth tales of ghosts, secret affairs and mysterious ship wrecks.Tension escalates amongst the residents of the hotel when they realise that the murderer is somewhere in their midst.Can Agatha Christie unmask the identity of the killer before anyone else becomes a victim?Death in Disguise (Agatha Christie Investigates Book 3):Some people want to be fooled…1920s, LondonAgatha Christie, the famous detective writer, is struggling to come to terms with her divorce. So much so that she can barely bring herself to say the word.To add to her despondency, she can’t shake off the cutting words of a recent critic… utterly unlikely… a plot like clockwork…Reluctantly, she attends a variety show with an old friend, and following a dramatic and violent turn of events at the theatre, discovers that life can, and does in fact, imitate art.Death in Disguise is a whodunnit with an introspective slant, creating false realities whilst revealing the truth, in a fantastic mystery novel.Praise for Alison 'Fascinating and complicated...' Val McDermid‘Christie herself is the fulcrum of this highly diverting piece, delivered with all the quirky skill that is Joseph’s trademark.’ Barry Forshaw, Crime Time'Murder Will Out', ‘Hidden Sins’ and ‘Death in Disguise’ have not been authorised by Agatha Christe Ltd, and it is a book about Agatha Christie, not by her.