The Seven Dials Mystery

In "The Seven Dials Mystery", Agatha Christie's mystery, first published in 1929, the author revisits the scene and characters of her earlier novel "The Secret of Chimneys". The story begins during a party hosted at the grand country estate of Chimneys, now being leased by Sir Oswald and Lady Coote, wealthy industrialists with political ambitions. A prank to wake Gerry Wade, a lively but careless guest who has a penchant for oversleeping, with eight alarm clocks, goes horribly wrong when he is discovered dead the following morning. What at first appears as an accidental overdose turns to suspicion of foul play when it is discovered that one of the eight clocks is missing. Suspicions grow when Ronny Devereux, a young man who after confessing to Bundle Brent, an adventurous young woman, that he believes there is more than meets the eye to Gerry Wade's death, is found shot dead in London. Upon discovery of a secret organization, "The Seven Dials", Bundle, along with her friends Bill and Jimmy, investigate and discover a plot of espionage regarding a classified scientific invention that could alter the balance of world power. Fans of Agatha Christie will delight in this characteristically thrilling yet light-hearted tale of adventure and espionage.