Agatha Christie S Tape Measure Murder And The Wallace Case

Miss Politt has been waiting and waiting outside Laburnum Cottage for Mrs. Spenlow, to no avail. She nervously acquires the help of her next-door neighbor, whose gumption and persistence reveal that Mrs. Spenlow is dead on the hearthrug. The whole of St. Mary Mead is convinced the murderer is Mr. Spenlow, who shows no emotion upon his wife’s sudden death, but, with characteristic diligence, Miss Marple reveals that it is perhaps not that simple.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.

" Sanctuary " Strange Jest " Miss Marple Tells A Story " Tape-Measure Murder " The Case Of The Perfect Maid " The Case Of The CaretakerThe Lady From St Mary Mead Is Back. She Requires All Her Powers Of Detection To Solve Her Final Six Mysteries:The Man Found Dying In The Church SanctuaryThe Puzzle Of Uncle Henry S Hidden LegacyThe Baffling Mystery Of The Stabbing Of Mrs RhodesThe Question Of The Murderer With The Tape-MeasureThe Case Of Miss Skinner S MaidThe Curious Conduct Of The Caretaker

Shortlisted for the BMA Book Awards and Macavity Awards 2016Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ...Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. Her choice of deadly substances was far from random - the characteristics of each often provide vital clues to the discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings the cause of death is obvious, but this is not the case with poisons. How is it that some compounds prove so deadly, and in such tiny amounts?Christie's extensive chemical knowledge provides the backdrop for A is for Arsenic, in which Kathryn Harkup investigates the poisons used by the murderer in fourteen classic Agatha Christie mysteries. It looks at why certain chemicals kill, how they interact with the body, the cases that may have inspired Christie, and the feasibility of obtaining, administering and detecting these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today. A is for Arsenic is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.