A Pocket Full of Rye
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Agatha Christie
In Agatha Christie’s classic, A Pocket Full of Rye, the bizarre death of a financial tycoon has Miss Marple investigating a very odd case of crime by rhyme.Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his “counting house” when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple’s suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . .
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Author
Agatha Christie
Pages
256
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2011-06-14
ISBN
0062113658 9780062113658
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"Quite good, although the more Christie one reads, the easier it is to pick out the villain from the host of red herrings. Marple’s jubilation at the thought of hanging the culprit is, as always, chilling. And the there’s the disquieting acceptance of colonialism…oh to return to our happy life in East Africa! Blergh."
Lesley Williams