Agatha Christie may truly be called "The Queen of Detective Writers", for in this field she has no peer. With a long stream of more than sixty successes to her credit she has displayed her extraordinary skill and versatility over and over again, and among her countless admirers she can number distinguished men and women from all walks of life.
In "Cat Among the Pigeons", the setting in Meadowbank, one of the most exclusive girls' schools in England. It is quite unthinkable that murder could take place in this famous school's own well-lawned, disciplined precincts. But a train of violence, starting in the revolt-torn Middle East state of Ramat, and involving jewels, international intrigue and secret agents, reaches its deadly climax in the sports pavilion! Worse still it becomes painfully clear that the culprit must actually be among the staff or the pupils.
The police are completely baffled, for they are unable to find a motive and it is left to young Julia Upjohn, one of the schoolgirls, to consult Hercule Poirot. "It's very urgent", she said. "It's about some murders and robbery and things like that." Unruffled and retaining all his customary and engaging aplomb, the incomparable Poirot sets about unravelling a case which, he is forced to agree, is as devious and complicated as a snarl of tangled wool.
This masterpiece of detection, mystery and suspense is in the unique and enviable Christie tradition. From the very first page to the last it is exciting, unguessable and certain to entertain and enthral every reader.