A facsimile first edition hardback of the exotic Poirot book based on Agatha Christies own travels in the Middle-east with her archaeologist husb&. Among the towering red cliffs of Petra like some monstrous swollen Buddha sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark hed overheard back in Jerusalem: You see dont you that shes got to be killed? Mrs Boynton was indeed the most detestable woman hed ever met! To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirots first appearance & to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting & format of the first edition from the Christie familys own archive this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory.