Instant download after payment
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
The sudden, agonizing death of wealthy financier Rex Fortescue in his city office leaves Inspector Neele with a baffling mystery and a room full of suspects. Preliminary medical reports suggest the cause was taxine, a rare poison derived from yew trees, raising immediate questions about the residents of the victim's estate, Yewtree Lodge. When a handful of rye is discovered in the dead man's pocket, the investigation takes a sinister, symbolic turn. It falls to the observant Miss Marple to piece together the connection between a nursery rhyme and a family fueled by greed.
- Pages
- —
- Reading time
- —
- File size
- 1.5 MB
- Published
- 8/15/2026
- ISBN
- 9780062113658
- Formats
- EPUB
The sudden, agonizing death of wealthy financier Rex Fortescue in his city office leaves Inspector Neele with a baffling mystery and a room full of suspects. Preliminary medical reports suggest the cause was taxine, a rare poison derived from yew trees, raising immediate questions about the residents of the victim's estate, Yewtree Lodge. When a handful of rye is discovered in the dead man's pocket, the investigation takes a sinister, symbolic turn. It falls to the observant Miss Marple to piece together the connection between a nursery rhyme and a family fueled by greed.
What you'll take away
- Experience a masterfully plotted mystery from the Queen of Crime.
- Follow Inspector Neele as he navigates the complex dynamics of the Fortescue family.
- Discover the unique and deadly properties of taxine poisoning.
- Solve the bizarre riddle of why a millionaire died with grain in his pocket.
- Enjoy the sharp intuition of Miss Marple in a classic English setting.
