The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie | Project Gutenberg Skip to main content X Go! Donate About▼ About Project Gutenberg Reading Options & Kindle Contact Us History & Philosophy Help Pages Offline Catalogs Donate Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Reading Lists Search Options Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Project Gutenberg 79,197 free eBooks 17 by Agatha Christie The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie QR code "The Secret of Chimneys" by Agatha Christie is a suspenseful detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the charming Anthony Cade, who finds himself embroiled in a web of intrigue involving royal secrets and political machinations in a fictional Balkan nation known as Herzoslovakia. As he sets off on a journey to deliver a manuscript of memoirs, he stumbles into a world of blackmail, missing persons, and a potential restoration of a monarchy. At the start of the novel, we meet Anthony Cade while he is working as a tour guide in Africa, where he encounters an old friend, Jimmy McGrath. After a light-hearted exchange, McGrath reveals a plan that involves the delivery of Count Stylptitch's memoirs to a publisher in London, which promises a reward of a thousand pounds. Intrigued, Anthony agrees to take on the task, unaware of the dangerous implications, including confrontation with various factions, including a mysterious former royal and potential assassins. The opening sets the stage for a captivating interplay of romance, adventure, and the classic whodunit elements that Agatha Christie is known for. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less Read online now Download for free For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc. EPUB3 ★ Recommended for most devices! 466 kB Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB Phone, tablet or computer → Open in a reading app Reading guide Other formats & older devices Plain Text (accessible) 466 kB EPUB (older e-readers) 464 kB EPUB (older e-readers, no images) 327 kB Kindle 604 kB Older Kindles 566 kB Download HTML (zip) 430 kB There may be more files related to this item. Readers also downloaded Romance Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Adventure Novels British Literature About this eBook Author Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 Title The Secret of Chimneys Credits Mark C. Orton, Shaun Mudd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net Reading Level Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Language English LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature Subject Detective and mystery stories Subject Police -- England -- Fiction Subject Battle, Superintendent (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Category Text eBook-No. 65238 Release Date May 3, 2021 Last Update Oct 18, 2024 Copyright Public domain in the USA. Downloads 139310 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! About Project Gutenberg Privacy policy Permissions Terms of Use Accessibility Contact Us Help