The Complete, Annotated Secret of Chimneys
About this ebook
In this lengthy annotated edition of the classic Agatha Christie novel, adventurer Anthony Cade returns to Britain to deliver a politician’s memoirs and to rescue a woman from a blackmailing scheme. But when he arrives, he finds himself enmeshed in international intrigue and murder.
The answer to these mysteries, as well as his pursuit of a beautiful spirited woman leads him to Chimneys, the country home. There, another murder puts him in the middle of the investigation that will require all of his wits and intelligence to keep him from the gallows. Meanwhile, the forces of Scotland Yard and the French Sûreté converge on Chimneys in pursuit of a master criminal, a missing British crown jewel, and the ultimate <i>Secret of Chimneys.</i>
Published in 1925, “The Secret of Chimneys” was hailed as “a capital detective story,” “bright and cleverly written” and “an engrossing and entertaining yarn.” This new annotated edition, edited by Bill Peschel comes more than 30,000 words in footnotes and essays that delves into the background of the story and the life of its author. Learn about Abney Hall, the inspiration of all of Christie’s country homes, the real-life manor where major Hollywood productions are filmed, and the life of Agatha Christie during her most happiest time, before it all fell apart.
“The Complete, Annotated Secret of Chimneys,” the fifth book in Peschel Press’ Complete, Annotated series, will entertain, educate, and enlighten you. You’ll see an Agatha Christie at her wittiest and in a way you’ve never seen her before.
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About the author
Over a long, prolific career, AGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) created two iconic characters in the mystery genre — Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple — and wrote eighty crime novels and collections of stories, nineteen plays, six novels written as Mary Westmacott, an autobiography and a memoir, Come, Tell Me How You Live. Her play, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running play in history.
BILL PESCHEL is a former journalist who shares a Pulitzer Prize with the staff of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. He also is a mystery fan who has run the Wimsey Annotations at www.planetpeschel.com for nearly two decades. He is the author of Writers Gone Wild (Penguin). Through Peschel Press he publishes Sherlock parodies and pastiches in the 223B Casebook Series and annotated novels by Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, and others. He lives with his family in Hershey, where the air really smells like chocolate. Visit Bill at Peschel Press (www.peschelpress.com) and sign up for his newsletter. Email Bill at Peschel@peschelpress.com.
