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The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie · 1942

Mystery & Thriller · ranked #48 in category

The very-respectable Colonel and Mrs Bantry have awakened to discover the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cold c

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The verdict

Category
Mystery & Thriller
First published
1942 · 1940s
Author
Agatha Christie
Standing
Recommended

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