 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Salem Tamer |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Dodd, Mead & Co. (UK) |
Publication date | 2 November 1959 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 256 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Dead Man's Folly |
| Followed by | The Clocks |
Cat Among the Pigeons is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 November 1959,[1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in March 1960 with a copyright date of 1959.[2] The UK edition retailed at twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6),[1] and the US edition at $2.95.[2]
It features Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, who makes a very late appearance in the final third of the novel. The emphasis on espionage in the early part of the story relates it to Christie's international adventures (such as They Came to Baghdad) and to the Tommy and Tuppence stories.
- ^ a b Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie; Foord, Peter; Williams, Richard (March 1999). Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions (Second ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1871122138.
- ^ a b Marcus, J S (May 2007). "American Tribute to Agatha Christie: The Golden Years: 1953 - 1967". Retrieved 3 August 2018.