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The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)
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June 1, 2021
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June 30, 2021
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Laura Hannaway
Apr 12, 2023 rated it it was amazing
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#ReadChristie2023

The first of the Superintendent Battle series and great fun!
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Tahlia Fernandez
Feb 25, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Delightful! I love the saucy dialogue, Superintendent Battle is awesome as usual, and the twists and turns kept me happily guessing.

After a break in reading Agatha Christie, I now remember why I love reading her so much!
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Sandy
Jun 13, 2017 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: mystery-classic, mystery-detective-grp, rread-2021, rread-2017, audible-tbr, zchristie-challenge-2021
An amusing romp with likeable characters and little basis in reality (and, to be fair, no pretense of a reality intension).
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Cindy
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Shelves: agatha-christie, mysteries
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Ashley
May 26, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Fred Levitan
Jul 04, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Mardra
Oct 09, 2023 rated it it was ok
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