The Secret of Chimneys
The Secret
of Chimneys
The Secret
of Chimneys
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THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
A Bantam Book / published by arrangement with
Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc.
PRINTING HISTORY
Dodd, Mead edition published 1925
Agatha Christie Hardcover Collection / September 1987
Endpapers designed by Peggy Skycraft.
Book design by Barbara N. Cohen.
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CONTENTS
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I Anthony Cade Signs On 1 -
II A Lady in Distress 9 -
III Anxiety in High Places 16 -
IV Introducing a Very Charming Lady 22 -
V First Night in London 27 -
VI The Gentle Art of Blackmail 38 -
VII Mr. McGrath Refuses an Invitation 48 -
VIII A Dead Man 56 -
IX Anthony Disposes of a Body 63 -
X Chimneys 70 -
XI Superintendent Battle Arrives 80 -
XII Anthony Tells His Story 85 -
XIII The American Visitor 94 -
XIV Mainly Political and Financial 99 -
XV The French Stranger 106 -
XVI Tea in the Schoolroom 117 -
XVII A Midnight Adventure 127 -
XVIII Second Midnight Adventure 135 -
XIX Secret History 145 -
XX Battle and Anthony Confer 155 -
XXI Mr. Isaacstein’s Suit-case 161 -
XXII The Red Signal 170 -
XXIII Encounter in the Rose Garden 181 -
XXIV The House at Dover 189 -
XXV Tuesday Night at Chimneys 196 -
XXVI The 13th of October 203 -
XXVII The 13th of October (cont.) 208
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XXVIII King Victor 217 -
XXIX Further Explanations 221 -
XXX Anthony Signs On for a New Job 225 -
XXXI Sundry Details 231