The Secret of Chimneys

The Secret of Chimneys
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When Anthony Cade is asked by his friend, Jimmy McGrath, to deliver a manuscript and a bunch of letters to a woman, little does he know that he will be involved in a high level political intrigue involving murder, false identities, diplomatic intrigue and theft of precious jewellery… This thrilling novel figures the debut of Superintendent Battle and the plot was suggested to Christie by none other than the famous P. G. Wodehouse! Excerpt: "Castle's Select Tour, represented by seven depressed-looking females and three perspiring males, looked on with considerable interest. Evidently their Mr. Cade had met an old friend. They all admired Mr. Cade so much, his tall lean figure, his sun-tanned face, the light-hearted manner with which he settled disputes and cajoled them all into good temper. This friend of his now—surely rather a peculiar-looking man.About the same height as Mr. Cade, but thickset and not nearly so good-looking. The sort of man one read about in books, who probably kept a saloon…"




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Agatha Christie. The Secret of Chimneys

The Secret of Chimneys

Table of Contents

1. Anthony Cade Signs on

2. A Lady in Distress

3. Anxiety in High Places

4. Introducing a Very Charming Lady

5. First Night in London

6. The Gentle Art of Blackmail

7. Mr. McGrath Refuses an Invitation

8. A Dead Man

9. Anthony Disposes of a Body

10. Chimneys

11. Superintendent Battle Arrives

12. Anthony Tells His Story

13. The American Visitor

14. Mainly Political and Financial

15. The French Stranger

16. Tea in the Schoolroom

17. A Midnight Adventure

18. Second Midnight Adventure

19. Secret History

20. Battle and Anthony Confer

21. Mr. Isaacstein’s Suit-case

22. The Red Signal

23. Encounter in the Rose Garden

24. The House at Dover

25. Tuesday Night at Chimneys

26. The 13th of October

27. The 13th of October (contd.)

28. King Victor

29. Further Explanations

30. Anthony Signs on for a New Job

31. Sundry Details

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Agatha Christie

Murder Mystery Classic

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“It’s a perfectly good job—nothing wrong with it whatsoever.”

“Not in South America by any lucky chance? I’ve rather got my eye on South America. There’s a very tidy little revolution coming off in one of those little republics soon.”

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