The Golden Ball and Other Stories

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Macabre Masquerade: A butler who isn’t a butler… a Duchess who isn’t a Duchess… a thief who isn’t a thief… a madman who isn’t a madman… a corpse that most definitely is not a corpse… There’s always more than meets the eye when the inimitable Agatha Christie turns her talents to mischief, mayhem, and murder. Her gallery of rogues, rascals, and evildoers don the most devilish disguises in this outstanding collection of clever crimes and ingenious intrigue. Contents: The Listerdale mystery — The girl in the train — The manhood of Edward Robinson — Jane in search of a job — A fruitful Sunday — The golden ball — The rajah’s emerald — Swan song — The hound of death — The gipsy — The lamp — The strange case of Sir Arthur Carmichael — The call of wings — Magnolia blossom — Next to a dog