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he went to his own house to put on skis, and skied the distance in about 10 minutes. He killed
Captain Trevelyan at about a quarter to six. Then he cleaned his skis and put them in the cupboard. He hid Trevelyan's ski boots in the chimney to prevent the police seeing them, and thus possibly realising how quickly a person on skis could have travelled between Sittaford and Exhampton. Major Burnaby hoped that the second pair of skis, of a different size, would pass unnoticed.
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hidden in the chimney, and two pairs of skis in different sizes. Major
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journalist who, after the murder, presented a cheque for ÂŁ5,000 to Major
Burnaby for winning the newspaper's football competition in Exhampton. Emily and Charles stay with Mr and Mrs Curtis in Sittaford, searching for clues. Mr Dacres, James Pearson's solicitor, tells Emily that things look much
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417:, one of the best she ever did." They went on to comment that, "Miss Trefusis is one of the sharpest and most likeable detectives of recent moons." Finally they summarised, "An excellent book to take away for week-end reading." In a short review of 23 October 1931, the
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Katherine as "dangerous"), Christie was treated as an honoured guest. In 1929, Christie gave the Woolleys the temporary use of her then residence in Cresswell Place in London and they, in turn, invited her back to the dig at the end of the season.
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through the open study window at the back, and find
Captain Trevelyan's dead body on the floor. Dr Warren estimates the time of death at between 5 and 6 pm. A fracture of the base of the skull is the cause of death. The weapon was a green
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of these four will inherit approximately ÂŁ20,000. James Pearson is arrested for murder because he was in Exhampton at the time of the murder, trying unsuccessfully to get a loan from Captain Trevelyan.
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1978:The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories
563:(New York), Paperback, (Dell number 391 ), 224 pp
157:Mrs Willett and her daughter host an evening of "
1046:(Revised ed.). Fontana Books. p. 205.
855:The novel was also adapted as a 2018 episode of
279:Cottage 3: Mr Rycroft, uncle of Mr Martin Dering
2439:Works originally published in Good Housekeeping
2027:Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
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608:with illustrations by W. Smithson Broadhead.
361:Mr Robert Gardner: Jennifer's invalid husband
186:Sittaford is a tiny village on the fringe of
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916:Detective Fiction – the collector's guide
556:, Paperback, (Penguin number 690), 255 pp
317:Constable Graves: policeman in Exhampton
314:Superintendent Maxwell: Narracott's boss
301:Mr Charles Enderby: journalist from the
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2048:While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
1199:at the official Agatha Christie website
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517:'Exhampton' is readily recognisable as
308:Inspector Narracott: investigator from
1999:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
1069:The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
731:(who was in the care of her sister at
598:In the US the novel was serialised in
2444:Novels first published in serial form
983:Agatha Christie: A Reader's Companion
858:Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
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1742:The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1204:Marple: The Sittaford Mystery (2006)
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373:Mr Dacres: James Pearson's solicitor
273:Cottage 1: Major John Edward Burnaby
2303:Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
1146:Agatha Christie, An English Mystery
801:The novel was nominally adapted by
633:and Christie's final written work,
401:Literary significance and reception
367:Beatrice: Mr and Mrs Gardner's maid
320:Sgt Pollock: policeman in Exhampton
248:Mr Rycroft, who is a member of the
2272:Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
1985:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
815:series (set in 1952). It featured
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379:Mr Martin Dering: Sylvia's husband
364:Miss Davis: Robert Gardner's nurse
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2013:The Golden Ball and Other Stories
914:Cooper, John; Pyke, B.A. (1994).
358:, godmother of Mr Ronald Garfield
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486:There's an escaped convict from
389:"Freemantle" Freddy: convict in
104:Print (hardback & paperback)
2335:Agatha and the Midnight Murders
1992:The Under Dog and Other Stories
1378:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
457:contains several references to
131:, first published in the US by
2327:Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
2319:Agatha and the Truth of Murder
1071:. London: Collins. p. 63.
1031:. 23 October 1931. p. 20.
1014:The New York Times Book Review
968:. 6 September 1931. p. 6.
529:where Christie owned a house.
407:The New York Times Book Review
339:Mrs Rebecca Evans: Evans' wife
323:Dr Warren: doctor in Exhampton
112:308 (first edition, hardcover)
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2464:The Hound of the Baskervilles
2390:Agatha Christie Award (Japan)
2265:The Mousetrap and Other Plays
1427:The Mystery of the Blue Train
1016:. 16 August 1931. p. 17.
460:The Hound of the Baskervilles
345:Williamson & Williamson:
175:The Hound of the Baskervilles
16:1931 novel by Agatha Christie
2006:Double Sin and Other Stories
1784:By the Pricking of My Thumbs
1469:Murder on the Orient Express
1295:Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
1121:Agatha Christie, A Biography
623:Murder on the Orient Express
577:Edition, Hardcover, 387 pp,
483:phenomena might be involved.
285:Cottage 5: Mr and Mrs Curtis
2108:Witness for the Prosecution
1413:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
987:. Aurum Press Ltd. p.
780:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
691:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
669:The Illustrated London News
414:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
135:in 1931 under the title of
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2454:Dodd, Mead & Co. books
2237:Come, Tell Me How You Live
1539:Hercule Poirot's Christmas
1476:Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1441:The Murder at the Vicarage
1315:Chief Inspector James Japp
1300:Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent
785:The Murder at the Vicarage
763:on the inside flap of the
735:), was seriously ill with
250:Psychical Research Society
2434:Novels by Agatha Christie
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1874:The Rose and the Yew Tree
1399:The Man in the Brown Suit
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1148:. Headline. p. 295.
1082:Christie, Agatha (1977).
1067:Osborne, Charles (1982).
629:Come Tell Me How You Live
450:References to other works
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2311:The Unicorn and the Wasp
2289:Agatha Christie Memorial
2073:And Then There Were None
1950:Parker Pyne Investigates
1567:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
1553:And Then There Were None
1144:Thompson, Laura (2007).
1086:. Collins. p. 361.
1042:Barnard, Robert (1990).
942:Marcum, J S (May 2007).
897:as Inspector Narracott.
812:Agatha Christie's Marple
714:, Nejeif, Ukhaidir, and
471:Both stories are set in
265:Inhabitants of Sittaford
2205:Butter in a Lordly Dish
1971:The Labours of Hercules
1881:A Daughter's a Daughter
1672:They Do It with Mirrors
1588:The Body in the Library
1434:The Seven Dials Mystery
1392:The Murder on the Links
1310:Captain Arthur Hastings
1172:. BBC. 26 December 2015
1170:"The Sittaford Mystery"
828:as Mrs Evadne Willett,
809:mystery as part of the
688:was a great admirer of
606:The Murder at Hazelmoor
138:The Murder at Hazelmoor
2449:Novels set on Dartmoor
2080:Appointment with Death
1943:The Listerdale Mystery
1922:The Mysterious Mr Quin
1812:Elephants Can Remember
1798:Passenger to Frankfurt
1616:Death Comes as the End
1532:Appointment with Death
1406:The Secret of Chimneys
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513:Geographical locations
170:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
133:Dodd, Mead and Company
77:Dodd, Mead and Company
22:The Sittaford Mystery
2041:The Harlequin Tea Set
1929:The Thirteen Problems
1728:Cat Among the Pigeons
1651:A Murder Is Announced
1504:Murder in Mesopotamia
1448:The Sittaford Mystery
1290:Superintendent Battle
1196:The Sittaford Mystery
749:The Sittaford Mystery
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455:The Sittaford Mystery
120:The Sittaford Mystery
2136:The Unexpected Guest
2020:Poirot's Early Cases
1867:Absent in the Spring
1714:4.50 from Paddington
1700:Hickory Dickory Dock
1686:A Pocket Full of Rye
1658:They Came to Baghdad
1385:The Secret Adversary
1305:Sir Henry Clithering
889:as Charles Enderby,
848:as John Enderby and
844:as Charles Burnaby,
570:), Paperback, 190 pp
2429:1931 British novels
2244:Star Over Bethlehem
1964:The Regatta Mystery
1908:Poirot Investigates
1860:Unfinished Portrait
1756:A Caribbean Mystery
1721:Ordeal by Innocence
1693:Destination Unknown
1490:Death in the Clouds
885:as Emily Trefusis,
840:as Emily Trefusis,
832:as Violet Willett,
745:New College, Oxford
533:Publication history
206:tube full of sand.
127:by British writer
36:Publication history
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2230:The Road of Dreams
2143:Go Back for Murder
2087:Murder on the Nile
1957:Murder in the Mews
1936:The Hound of Death
1763:At Bertram's Hotel
1665:Mrs McGinty's Dead
1637:Taken at the Flood
1574:Evil Under the Sun
1511:Cards on the Table
1497:The A.B.C. Murders
1455:Peril at End House
895:Geoffrey Whitehead
893:as Mr Rycroft and
887:Stephen Tompkinson
881:in 1990 featuring
803:Granada Television
573:1973, Ulverscroft
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506:Arthur Conan Doyle
465:Arthur Conan Doyle
288:Cottage 6: Mr Duke
221:There are several
143:Collins Crime Club
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2314:(2008 TV episode)
1915:Partners in Crime
1679:After the Funeral
1623:Sparkling Cyanide
1602:The Moving Finger
1525:Death on the Nile
1483:Three Act Tragedy
1462:Lord Edgware Dies
1155:978-0-7553-1487-4
770:It was a typical
686:Katharine Woolley
601:Good Housekeeping
593:978-0-00-735459-7
141:and in UK by the
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2343:See How They Run
2306:(2004 docudrama)
2258:An Autobiography
2198:Three Blind Mice
2176:television plays
1791:Hallowe'en Party
1707:Dead Man's Folly
1595:Five Little Pigs
1320:Miss Jane Marple
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1900:collections
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1888:The Burden
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