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Mcgintys dead and the horrific true case of englands most loathed wifekiller, the american dr. Mcginty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 244 pages and is available in audio cd format. The first edition of the novel was published in february 1952, and was written by agatha christie. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger, james bentley, whose clothes revealed traces of the victim s blood and hair. Could have been at kilchester central station at time indicated. Mcgintys dead, one of agatha christie s most ingenious mysteries, the intrepid hercule poirot must look into the case of a brutally murdered landlady. The old childrens game now seemed rather tasteless. Mrs mcgintys dead poirot hercule poirot series book 28. Suspicion falls immediately on her shifty lodger, james bentley, whose clothes reveal traces of the victims blood and hair. In which the seemingly random death of an old woman may hide a darker motive mrs. Mcgintys dead twelve thirty if possible but certainly not later than one oclock, and finally the climax. These were the peak periods of hercule poirot s day.
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