The Maltese Falcon of Nick Polo's tenth case (Beggar's Choice, 1994, etc.) is a gold paitza, a badge of honor that once belonged to Chingis Khan's son. The mysterious ``Anna'' who offered to sell it to Polo's friend Alexander Rostov has dropped back into the shadows, and Rostov doesn't want to miss his chance to own the priceless bauble. But Polo soon finds out that he's competing with an equally well-heeled dealer and his ruthless assistant; a private-eye alumnus of US Military Intelligence and his gung-ho former boss; the manager of the With Love From Russia marriage bureau; and a comely honey pot from Lickie's Tanning Salon, truly a woman for all seasons—and at least one of them doesn't mind winnowing the field with deadly force. A comfy setup, a nice mix of suspects, some insider tips on detective work, and Polo's reliable banter—it all adds up to a product much more reliable than that elusive paitza.
Pub Date: Jan. 7, 1997
ISBN: 0-312-15049-0
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Dunne/St. Martin's
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1996
This ran in the S.E.P. and resulted in more demands for the story in book form than ever recorded. Well, here it is and it is a honey. Imagine ten people, not knowing each other, not knowing why they were invited on a certain island house-party, not knowing their hosts. Then imagine them dead, one by one, until none remained alive, nor any clue to the murderer. Grand suspense, a unique trick, expertly handled.
Pub Date: Feb. 21, 1939
ISBN: 0062073478
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Dodd, Mead
Review Posted Online: Sept. 20, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1939
SEEN & HEARD
A murder is committed in a stalled transcontinental train in the Balkans, and every passenger has a watertight alibi. But Hercule Poirot finds a way.
**Note: This classic Agatha Christie mystery was originally published in England as Murder on the Orient Express, but in the United States as Murder in the Calais Coach. Kirkus reviewed the book in 1934 under the original US title, but we changed the title in our database to the now recognizable title Murder on the Orient Express. This is the only name now known for the book. The reason the US publisher, Dodd Mead, did not use the UK title in 1934 was to avoid confusion with the 1932 Graham Greene novel, Orient Express.
Pub Date: Feb. 28, 1934
ISBN: 978-0062073495
Page Count: -
Publisher: Dodd, Mead
Review Posted Online: Sept. 20, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1934
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