{"product_id":"9780008407421","title":"The Dead Harlequin: An Agatha Christie Short Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mr. Satterthswaite visits a new exhibit at the Harchester Galleries there is one painting with a male figure that bares a more than unusual likeness to a mysterious acquaintance of his, a Mr. Quin. And with one bold move purchases the canvas on the spot, and in another invites the artist of ‘The Dead Harlequin’ to dine with him that night. The dinner gets off on the wrong foot with the artist emphatically disagreeing with most points and an empty place at the table ready for the mysterious Mr. Quin to arrive. Conversation soon turns to the setting of ‘The Dead Harlequin,’ the doomed and ghostly house, Charnley, where so many have perished under tragic circumstances. But when a new guest is announced, it is not the expected Mr. Quin, but, famed stage comic actress Aspasia Glen, and she wants, above all else, that very painting. But, in the very moment he begins to explain she can’t have it a frantic telephone call from Alix Charnley herself interrupts them with the very same request. What is the meaning of the painting, and can it shed any light upon the grave happenings at Charnley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgatha Christie, the classic Sunday Times bestselling author, delivers a traditional, hard-boiled mystery in The Dead Harlequin. This bestselling book is a testament to her ability to craft the best stories, making her a top detective fiction author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Chronicle Books (Nordic Tales), General Press (The War of the Worlds), Lambda Press (The Art of War by Sun Tzu), Richard Osman (We Solve Murders), and Anthony Horowitz (Magpie Murders).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agatha Christie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889140879509,"sku":"9780008407421","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008407421_47997083-3f9e-4356-9744-63e27cddaeae.jpg?v=1776888252","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008407421","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}