Black Coffee
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Sir Claud Amory’s revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe.
BLACK COFFEE was Agatha Christie’s first playscript, originally performed in 1930 and made into a now rarely-seen film the following year. Combining her typically beguiling plot and sparkling dialogue with his own faithful narrative, Charles Osborne’s novelisation is ‘A worthy addition to the Christie canon’ (The Spectator)
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Original price was: ₹299.00.₹287.00Current price is: ₹287.00.
Mrinmoy Roy –
Not as good as her novels though despite being a play it was good. Agatha Christie never disappoints. Should have been longer.
shivam gaur –
The quality of the book was awesome and the delivery was fast currently I am reading the book it’s interesting so far
Mrinmoy Roy –
BLACK COFFEE was not written as a novel by Agatha Christie, it was rather a play which was novelised by Charles Osborne, AC’s biographer.
Hercule Poirot investigates a murder of a nuclear scientist whose invented formula can fetch millions. A fast read and a thin Hercule Poirot, the ending of which, however, seem to me as an anti-climax to the build-up of the mystery.
The same nature of setting though (have read only 6 of Hercule till date)- a house or a mansion or a place where a number of people present at the time of murder and the murderer turns out to be one of the people present.
Victoria –
Die Geschichte beginnt mit einem ganz entspannten Hercules Poirot, der gerade dabei ist, seine freie Zeit etwas zu genießen und auf die vergangenen Jahre zurückblickt und was er dort alles erlebt hat.
Kurz darauf erhält er einen Anruf mit einem neuen Fall: Es geht um einen Diebstahl, den er aufklären soll. Doch als er ankommt, hat sich dieser Diebstahl bereits als Mord herausgestellt.
Der Mord geschieht wieder zu Beginn des Buches und schon auf den ersten Seiten wird klar, welcher der Personen das zeitliche segnen wird. Was mich hierbei fasziniert hat war, dass der Leser ebenfalls zum Zeugen des Schauspiels wird und zumindest glaubt zu wissen, wer der Täter ist.
Doch wieder einmal schafft es Agatha alle hinters Licht zu führen und nicht nur ein Geheimnis aufzuklären, sondern gleich drei.
Poirot in diesem Buch zu seiner Höchstform aufgelaufen und sehr sympathisch dargestellt. Das liegt nicht nur an Aussagen wie „Papa Poirot“, sondern auch in dem Mitgefühl gegenüber seinen Mitmenschen. Natürlich darf auch hierbei eine kleine Spur von Sarkasmus nicht fehlen.
Auch wenn eines der Geheimnisse nicht ganz aufgeklärt wurde, ist es für mich der bislang Beste und erhält eine ganz klare Leseempfehlung.
Amazon Customer –
A good book for Agatha Christie readers ,fast delivery as always
Manish kori –
One of Christie’s lesser known works, I found it a very pleasant surprise. The price offered through this seller is excellent.
NalasBuchBlog –
Black Coffee é uma adaptação de uma peça da Agatha Christie, e nao um livro propriamente escrito por ela, como os outros do Poirot. Aqueles que ja leram algum outro livro do detetive belga percebem o tom diferente deste livro, e nao identificam o mesmo estilo de escrita da Agatha Christie presente nas outras obras. No entanto, a historia em si é bastante interessante e vale a pena a leitura.
Radhey –
This is a classical work of detective fiction by the most famous name in detective fiction since Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes author). Brilliantly plotted and very well written and reasonably priced on Kindle store. Definitely well worth a read.
arif.isc –
Not quite there ….not intriguing like other Poirot novels….disappointing….
कनिष्क कुमार –
It was a great novel like all of her books . Short and crisp and interesting . A must read for any fan of hers .
NB –
This book is adapted from Agatha Christie’s stage play. The setting of the entire drama is entirely indoors. Being a big fan of Agatha Christie works, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. But by her own high standards, the element of intrigue is not very keen. Good for a quick weekend read. 4 stars!
NalasBuchBlog –
Un classico di Christie . Edizione economica ma ottima . Per gli amanti del genere . Libro in versione originale (Inglese).
Sunetra –
I always like Agatha Christie and would recommend it to every bookworm.It is one of the bests of the superb author