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Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective
by Agatha Christie
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
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About This Item
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1989. Hardcover. As New/As New. David Schuster. First Edition/Printing Thus - Large Print Hardcover with Dust Jacket both in As New condition. Direct from the original publisher's warehouse! (Please note that there may be a few wear touches but that would only be due to careful handling over the years since these were issued.) Extremely rare in this condition!Jacket illustration by David Schuster. Please see my other Large Print title listings including more Agatha Christie. This title is either part of G.K. Hall's Large Print Mystery Classic or Popular Author Library.
Synopsis
Mr. Parker Pyne states quite clearly that he is not a detective but 'a heart specialist'. Deception, accomplices and manipulation are all part of his method of operation and he works to cure unhappiness more frequently than to investigate crime.The short story collection was published in 1934 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and as Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York in 1934. Two of the stories, The Case Of The Middle-Aged Wife and The Discontented Soldier, were adapted for television in 1982 by Thames Television in England.The first six stories take place in England and focus on Parker Pyne as a 'detective of the heart'. The remaining six stories occur in foreign settings where Parker Pyne is on holiday and unwilling to deal with clients. In these stories he is confronted with crimes, and must serve as an advisor to individuals in distress.Explore these stories: The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife, The Case of the Discontented Soldier, The Case of the Distressed Lady, The Case of the Discontented Husband, The Case of the City Clerk, The Case of the Rich Woman, Have You Got Everything You Want?, The Gate of Baghdad, The House of Shiraz, The Pearl of Price, Death on the Nile, The Oracle at Delphi.
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- Bookseller
- Clarkean Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000292
- Title
- Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- David Schuster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. K. Hall
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1989
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- LARGE PRINT Titles;
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