Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie - 1941

London: The Crime Club by Collins, 1941. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition of one of Agatha Christie's exciting Poirot novels, this particular novel scarce to find in the original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, with no reference to subsequent printings.In the original scarce to find first state unclipped dust wrapper with the price 7s 6d.'Evil Under the Sun' is a gripping Hercule Poirot murder mystery. In this novel Poirot is taking a holiday in Devon, when his attention is captured by an attractive young flirtatious woman, who is supposedly disliked by most of the guests. She is murdered during his stay, and Poirot find himself investigating the murder.Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.Three pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Spine is a little faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A couple of very light marks to the boards and spine. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, mostly to the head and tail of the spine with chips. A little discolouration to the wraps, mostly to the spine, and some light marks mostly to the rear wrap. Light rubbing to the folds of the dust wrapper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few light spots. Near Fine