The Secret of Chimneys: The Annotated Edition — An Early Agatha Christie Mystery, with Introduction & Notes

A stolen throne, a blackmailer’s memoirs, and a body in a country house — early, breezy, and unmistakably Christie.

When Anthony Cade agrees to deliver a packet of explosive royal memoirs to England, he walks straight into a tangle of stolen jewels, foreign intrigue, and murder at the great house called Chimneys. First published in 1925, this is one of Agatha Christie’s most entertaining early thrillers — quick, witty, and full of the misdirection that made her the Queen of Crime.

This Annotated Edition includes the complete novel, an original introduction placing it in Christie’s early career, and notes for the modern reader.