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A new, beautifully laid-out edition of Agatha Christie's 1924 classic mystery novel.Anne Beddingfeld is on her own in London, seeking new adventures when she unexpectedly witnesses a man die. She catches a glimpse of someone rushing from the scene - the man in the brown suit - and discovers a discarded piece of paper with a mysterious message. Clue after clue leads her to puzzle together the mystery of the death she witnessed, leading her to a steamer en route to South Africa, further murders, and attempts on her own life. The Man In The Brown Suit is Agatha Christie at her most thrilling and adventuresome - featuring murder, romance, international espionage, and the introduction of her classic character, Colonel Race.

The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head on 22 August 1924 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The character Colonel Race is introduced in this novel. Anne Beddingfeld is on her own and ready for adventures when one comes her way. She sees a man die in a tube station and picks up a piece of paper dropped nearby. The message on the paper leads her to South Africa as she fits more pieces of the puzzle together about the death she witnessed. There is a murder in England the next day, and the murderer attempts to kill her on the ship en route to Cape Town.

From one of the most well-known mystery authors of all time comes The Man in the Brown Suit, a classic detective novel by English author Agatha Christie. Christie is most popular for her works that revolve around detective Hercule Poirot, but she has written countless other mystery novels with just as much crime, drama, and thrill in them.The Man in the Brown Suit, originally published in 1924, features Anne Beddingfield, an orphan who craves adventure and moves to London in search of it. While at the tube station after failing a job interview, Anne watches a man fall onto the track and die. A doctor swoops in to declare the man dead, and hurriedly leaves. However, Anne picks up a note he dropped, which seems to be connected to his death. It all seems a little too strange, and Anne finds herself in the adventure she was always dreaming of. Suddenly, she is headed to South Africa to solve the mystery of the man's death.The Man in the Brown Suit has everything a classic mystery needs: murder, chase, and stolen diamonds. With a strong female lead, attention to detail, and a plot that will have your heart racing as you read, Christie has managed to write a masterpiece of detective fiction. The Man in the Brown Suit is a story that can't be missed.

Agatha Christie's classic international crime thriller. When Anne Beddingfeld, a young woman who moves to London after the death of her father, she witnesses a murder at an underground station. Finding a note left behind by a man in a brown suit, Beddingfeld becomes intent on solving the case. A second murder, which may be connected to the first, prompts Anne to take up the case for a newpaper, which starts her on an international sleuthing journey. Voyaging to South Africa by ship, Beddingfeld becomes involved with an assortment of characters who are not all what they seem. Confronted with multiple dangers, faced with attacks and attemped kidnapping, and searching for stolen diamonds, Beddingfeld must solve the murders while becoming enmeshed in an international criminal ring led by a mysterious mastermind known as the Colonel.

Adventure-seeking Anne Beddingfeld is in London when she sees a stranger fall to his electrifying death in the Tube. A dreadful accident? If so, who is the man in the brown suit fleeing from the scene? Curiosity, and one cryptic clue, leads Anne aboard a cruise ship to Cape Town and into the confidence of Colonel Race, counterintelligence officer for MI5. Drawn into a dangerous conspiracy, Anne’s found the adventure she wanted. And as she’s chased across continents, all she must do now is survive it.

The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha ChristieNewly-orphaned Anne Beddingfield is a nice English girl looking for a bit of adventure in London. But she stumbles upon more than she bargained for! Anne is on the platform at Hyde Park Corner tube station when a man falls onto the live track, dying instantly. A doctor examines the man, pronounces him dead, and leaves, dropping a note on his way. Anne picks up the note, which reads "17.1 22 Kilmorden Castle". The next day the newspapers report that a beautiful ballet dancer has been found dead there-- brutally strangled. A fabulous fortune in diamonds has vanished. And now, aboard the luxury liner Kilmorden Castle, mysterious strangers pillage her cabin and try to strangle her. What are they looking for? Why should they want her dead? Lovely Anne is the last person on earth suited to solve this mystery... and the only one who can! Anne's journey to unravel the mystery takes her as far afield as Africa and the tension mounts with every step... and Anne finds herself struggling to unmask a faceless killer known only as 'The Colonel'

In The Man in the Brown Suit Anne Beddingfeld's chance witnessing of a man being killed in a subway station leads her to become involved in a world of diamond thieves, murderers, and political intrigue where she and mystery readers meet the incomparable Colonel Race for the first time. A first rate suspenseful mystery thriller.Agatha Christie at her best!"A capital tale -- mystery piled on mystery, incident on incident." -- Referee"Agatha Christie has written a most entertaining story, excellently conceived and executed." -- Morning Post

The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head on 22 August 1924 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. Anne Beddingfeld is on her own and ready for adventures when one comes her way. She sees a man die in a tube station and picks up a piece of paper dropped nearby. The message on the paper leads her to South Africa as she fits more pieces of the puzzle together about the death she witnessed. There is a murder in England the next day, and the murderer attempts to kill her on the ship en route to Cape Town...