About this audiobook
'What a lot of funny people it does take to make a world.'
One of Agatha Christie's most celebrated early thrillers,
The Secret of Chimneys is part murder mystery, part treasure hunt in a brilliantly unique race against the clock.
When the adventurous Anthony Cade agrees to deliver a manuscript and some compromising letters back to the woman who wrote them, what should have been a simple, diplomatic errand soon spirals into a royal scandal and murderous international conspiracy. Sent to a grand English country house known as Chimneys, Cade unknowingly becomes the centrepiece of a case steeped in hidden identities, murderous plots and a missing prized jewel. Enter Superintendent Battle, hot on the heels of the culprits through cunning deduction and a determination to discover the truth before it's too late. Blending espionage with a classic country-house mystery, Christie crafts a lively tale where wit, romance and deception effortlessly intertwine.
Agatha Christie (1890 – 1976) was an English author. She was a prolific writer, most famous for her detective novels and short story collections which centred around the iconic characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Renowned as the 'Queen of Crime', she remains the bestselling novelist of all time, with her sales only second to the Bible.
