Christietown

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Authors: Susan Kandel

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To Deborah Michel, lifelong frien
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The lights sparkled overhead as the man I loved spun…
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My dad, a twenty-year veteran of the force, used…
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Agatha was wearing a fur coat, brown fur-lined gloves,…
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I am a superstitious person.
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Ian came running over the minute he saw me, right…
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Bridget’s disappeared, too,” Lael said calmly. “But if we keep…
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When Agatha took her hand away from her forehead, she…
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People talk about falling apart, but after making an official…
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Richard,” I said to my ex-husband, trying—failing—to stay…
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It was evening by the time Agatha’s taxicab pulled up…
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Poisoned?” I sank down on the couch, bewildered. “How Can…
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It was close to seven by the time I was…
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The water was boiling.
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Would you please stop yelling?” I begged my mother. “The…
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When I got home, I made a pot of coffee…
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The next evening Dot was waiting for me outside her…
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First things first.
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Agatha gazed outside her window. The Hydropathic’s elderly gardener was…
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I stopped in my tracks—not moving, not breathing.
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I slipped back into the Blue Boar and took my…
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A little after eight the next morning, Gambino and I…
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Ladies first.
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Every day, after breakfasting in bed with the London newspapers…
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That night I had three surprises for Gambino.
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Seven
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The Vicarage was an unholy mess. Business types in rumpled…
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Unfortunately, I was not able to reflect upon the day’s…
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Unfortunately, dinner at Dr. Hogly Wogly’s never happened. At Roscoe…
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It is a terrible mistake to marry a stranger.
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The bell rang while I was doing the breakfast dishes.
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Unfortunately for Wren, she got arrested on a Friday. According…
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There were four art deco timepieces at the top of the…
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Avi Semel strode into the office like he owned the…
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The ride home was frustrating. Call after call led nowhere.
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Several hours later I heard the key turn in the…
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Everyone thought he was sleeping.
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It wasn’t fair.
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A uniformed guard escorted Wren into the dingy conference room…
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I got back from the detention center before ten, which…
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One hour with Richard. That was all I needed. Jackie kindly..
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Agatha wrapped her fur-trimmed coat more tightly around her.
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Amnesia saved Agatha Christie’s life.
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Sunday morning, the sky was dark and angry. Rain had…
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The thing about Los Angeles is, nobody knows how to…
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I’d have to go down to the dance studio, though.
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We exited the freeway at Temple, entering the evil maze…
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The onlookers huddled around the rosy-cheeked man in the…
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Betrayal by Chambermaid.
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Cece! Where are you?” Gambino shouted into my ear.
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Acknowledgments About the Author
Other Books by Susan Kandel Credits
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