Taken at the Flood
A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
By Agatha Christie | Publisher: HarperCollins
About the book
In Agatha Christie’s classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman.
A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune.
Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by “spirits” that Mrs. Underhay’s first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman’s true motive for approaching him.…
Editions of Taken at the Flood
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780062073846
- EBook
- ISBN 9780061755118
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In Agatha Christie’s classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman.
A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune.
Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by “spirits” that Mrs. Underhay’s first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman’s true motive for approaching him.…
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What is Taken at the Flood about?
In Agatha Christie’s classic puzzler Taken at the Flood, the indefatigable Hercule Poiroit investigates the troubling case of a twice-widowed woman.
A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune.
Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by “spirits” that Mrs. Underhay’s first husband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions when he is asked to find a missing person guided only by the spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most is the woman’s true motive for approaching him.…
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Taken at the Flood?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Taken at the Flood?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780062073846
Is Taken at the Flood part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Hercule Poirot Mysteries
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Taken at the Flood?
Agatha Christie
Who is the Publisher of the book Taken at the Flood?
HarperCollins
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Taken at the Flood is available as paperback(ISBN 9780062073846) and ebook(ISBN 9780061755118)
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