{"product_id":"the-big-four-9780593468906","title":"The Big Four","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeloved detective Hercule Poirot takes on an international gang of super-criminals and introduces the world to his identical twin, Achille Poirot. From Agatha Christie, who \"created the modern murder mystery\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a series of apparently unconnected murders attracts the attention of Hercule Poirot, one small detail stands out: the mysterious recurrence of the number four. Poirot travels from London to Paris and from Belgium to Italy, solving one mystery after another but always remaining a step behind the shadowy foursome he suspects are responsible. A final daring confrontation puts the eccentric detective's life on the line--until his twin brother, Achille Poirot, comes to the rescue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA VINTAGE CLASSIC MYSTERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) was born in Devon, England. She wrote more than 70 books and 150 short stories, as well as works for stage and screen. Her novel \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e is considered the world's bestselling mystery novel, and her play \u003ci\u003eThe Mousetrap\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest-running play in London theater history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer\u003c\/b\u003e LAURA THOMPSON is the author of \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie: A Mysterious Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for biography. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed biography of Nancy Mitford, \u003ci\u003eLife in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eThe Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608582557970,"sku":"9780593468906","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfe04af5-a293-4c06-a672-16ddadb98620.jpg?v=1772012932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-four-9780593468906","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}