The Big Four
- First published:
- 20th century
- Language: English
- Content type: Fiction
"The Big Four" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel published in 1927. When a dying stranger staggers into Hercule Poirot's bedroom and whispers about an international crime cartel, the famous detective and his friend Hastings find themselves pursuing a shadowy organization led by four powerful masterminds. Their investigation takes them across countries as they uncover kidnappings, mysterious murders, and a deadly new weapon, all orchestrated by criminals who seem always one step ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Editions
2 editions cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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The Online Books Page curated catalog record New York: Dell Pub. Co., 1972 | 1972 | — | — | — | Source listed online copy | |
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition. | 2023-02-23 | Project Gutenberg | English | — | Public domain (USA) |
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Cataloging notes
- Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
- Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PR6005 .H66 B54
- The Online Books Page bibliographic note: New York: Dell Pub. Co., 1972
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- project-gutenberg:70114
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