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      The Second Gong

      by Agatha Christie
      Published
      Jul 1932
      Main Genre
      Mystery Mystery
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      100
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      Lytcham Close, one of the oldest stately homes in England, is owned by the last remaining heir and ruled by his intolerable whims. Old Hubert demands complete silence when he plays music and times dinner exactly by a resounding gong. Rushing down at the sound of the second—or is it the first?—gong, Joan Ashby is about to find out that not only is dinner delayed, but something is going on that no one can explain. Everyone is thrown into disarray when Old Hubert never materializes and instead a new guest is announced: Hercule Poirot himself. What unfolds is a mystery of lovers, and a death that is not as it appears.

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      General Fiction Suspense

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      Cozy Mystery Mystery

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      Feb 1985 Berkley ISBN13 9780425079973 ISBN10 042507997X
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      Jan 1992 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN13 9780006472421 ISBN10 0006472427
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      First Edition Jan 2011 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780062129659 ISBN10 0062129651
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      Apr 2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. ISBN10 B0024L17ZU
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