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The seven dials mystery

Set in the 1920s, a feisty flapper turns to amateur sleuthing, teaming up with a suave man-about-town. The dark forces of murder and international intrigue combine with the froth of romance and frivolity for a thriller with wicked Christie wit.

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  • "7 dials mystery"
  • "7 dials mystery"@en
  • "7 cadrans"
  • "Seven dials mystery"@it
  • "Seven dials mystery"@pl
  • "Seven dials mystery"

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  • "Reclusive tycoon Sir Oswald Coote and his melancholy wife, Lady Coote, have hit upon the ideal plan to spice up their quiet lives. They'll host a lavish weekend party at Chimneys. their isolated estate, and invite only "bright young things." But the festive mood is clouded by doom. A practical joke involving seven clocks and a sleeping guest has ended in accidental death--and cause for alarm. For the guests may not be all that they appear. And as whispers of a strange club called Seven Dials echo through the halls of Chimneys, all hands will be pointing to murder."
  • "As a prank, eight alarm clocks are set to wake up champion sleeper, Gerry Wade. But when morning arrives, one clock is missing and the prank backfires, with tragic consequences."
  • "Set in the 1920s, a feisty flapper turns to amateur sleuthing, teaming up with a suave man-about-town. The dark forces of murder and international intrigue combine with the froth of romance and frivolity for a thriller with wicked Christie wit."@en
  • "De dood van een jongeman tijdens een logeerpartij op een kasteel en een ongeluk van een van zijn vrienden enkele dagen later, komen de dochter van de kasteeleigenaar verdacht voor."
  • ""Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one alter the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words 'Seven Dials' were to take on a new and shilling significance ... This 'sequel' to The Secret of Chimneys is the second novel to feature Superintendent Battle and 'Bundle'Brent."
  • "Seven deadly dials may be the clue to knowing if the death was a suicide or a murder."@en
  • ""Danger comes by sevens. In a suicide's room seven clocks tick ominously. And he last words of a dying friend are "seven dials." The enigmatic sevens lead dapper Jimmy Thesiger and his dashing cohort "Bundle" Brent to a Soho club. There they learn of the Seven Dials Society: seven masked conspirators who meet in a secret room to talk about stealing scientific secrets-and about hushing up murder..."--BOOK COVER."
  • "Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger is particular, the words 'Seven Dials' were to take on a new and chilling significance ..."
  • "Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other houseguests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6:30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank then backfired, with tragic consequences."@en
  • "As a practical joke, fellow houseguests put eight alarm clocks under Gerry Wade's bed, only to find a missing clock and a dead man."@en
  • "Reclusive tycoon Sir Oswald Coote and his melancholy wife, Lady Coote, have hit upon the ideal plan to spice up their quiet lives. They'll host a lavish weekend party at Chimneys -- their isolated estate. But the festive mood is clouded by doom. A practical joke involving seven clocks and a sleeping guest has ended in death -- indeed, in cause for alarm."
  • "In a suicide's room, seven clocks tick ominously, and the last words of a dying friend are "seven dials." The enigmatic sevens lead Jimmy Thesiger and his dashing cohort "Bundle" Brent to a Soho club. There they learn of the Seven Dials Society: seven masked conspirators who meet in a secret room to talk about stealing scientific secrets and hushing up murder."@en
  • "One of the young guests at a party thrown on the gracious estate, Chimneys, is found murdered. Bundle, Lord Caterham's daughter, and Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard take part in the investigation."
  • "De scherpzinnige dochter van een Engelse kasteelheer stelt een onderzoek in naar de raadselachtige dood van twee jongemannen."
  • "When a practical joke involving eight alarm clocks turns into murder, the case is taken up by Bundle Brent and Jimmy Thesiger. With the help of Bill Eversleigh they discover that the Seven Dials Club is not only a nightclub but also the headquarters of a Secret Society."@en

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  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Translations"
  • "History"@en
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"
  • "Powieść kryminalna angielska"@pl
  • "Powieść kryminalna angielska"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Kriminalromaner"@da
  • "Kriminalromaner"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl

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  • "Les Sept cadrans"
  • "De syv urskiver"@da
  • "Les sept cadrans : =(The seven dials mystery)"
  • "El Misterio de las siete esferas"
  • "The seven dials mystery"@en
  • "The seven dials mystery"
  • "The seven dials mystery"@es
  • "I sette quadranti"
  • "I sette quadranti"@it
  • "The Seven Dials mystery"
  • "The Seven Dials mystery"@en
  • "The seven Dials mystery"@en
  • "Tajemnica siedmiu zegarów"
  • "Tajemnica siedmiu zegarów"@pl
  • "A hét számlap rejtélye"@hu
  • "A hét számlap rejtélye"
  • "De zeven wijzerplaten"
  • "Les sept cadrans"
  • "Les sept cadrans"@en
  • "The Seven dials mystery, by Agatha Christie"
  • "Seitsemän kellon salaisuus"@fi
  • "Seven dials mystery"
  • "Seven dials mystery"@en
  • "Les Sept cadrans : traduit de l'anglais par Miriam Dou-Desportes"
  • "De syv urskriver"@da
  • "De syv urskiver / [Nyt opl.]"@da
  • "The seven dials mystery. Christie"
  • "Les Sept cadrans : (The seven dials mystery)"
  • "El misterio de las siete esferas"
  • "El misterio de las siete esferas"@es
  • "The Seven dials mystery"
  • "The Seven dials mystery"@en
  • "Seitsemän kellon salaisuus : Romaani"@fi
  • "The Seven Dials Mystery"@en
  • "The Seven Dials Mystery"
  • "Les sept cadrans = The seven dials mystery"
  • "De zeven wyzerplaten"
  • "Seitsemän kellon salaisuus : romaani"@fi
  • "SEVEN DIALS MYSTERY"@en
  • "El misterio de las Siete Esferas"@es

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