AGATHA CHRISTIE The Secret of Chimneys

THE SECRET OF CHIMNEYS
Copyright © 1925 by Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc.

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Contents

1 Anthony Cade Signs on	1
2 A Lady in Distress	11
3 Anxiety in High Places	20
4 Introducing a Very Charming Lady	27
5 First Night in London	33
6 The Gentle Art of Blackmail	46
7 Mr. McGrath Refuses an Invitation	57
8 A Dead Man	66
9 Anthony Disposes of a Body	74
10 Chimneys	83
11 Superintendent Battle Arrives	94
12 Anthony Tells His Story	100
13 The American Visitor	110
14 Mainly Political and Financial	116
15 The French Stranger	125
16 Tea in the Schoolroom	138
17 A Midnight Adventure	150
18 Second Midnight Adventure	159
19 Secret History	170
20 Battle and Anthony Confer	181
21 Mr. Isaacstein’s Suit-case	188
22 The Red Signal	199
23 Encounter in the Rose Garden	212
24 The House at Dover	222
25 Tuesday Night at Chimneys	230
26 The 13th of October	238
27 The 13th of October (contd.)	244
28 King Victor	254
29 Further Explanations	259
30 Anthony Signs on for a New Job	264
31 Sundry Details	271