 Dust-jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Not known |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 187 first edition, hardback |
| Preceded by | Mrs McGinty's Dead |
| Followed by | A Daughter's a Daughter |
They Do It with Mirrors is a detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1952 under the title of Murder with Mirrors[1][2] and in UK by the Collins Crime Club on 17 November that year[3] under Christie's original title. The US edition retailed at $2.50[2] and the UK edition at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6).[3] The book features her detective Miss Marple.
One review at the time of publication praised the essence of the plot but felt the latter half of the novel moved too slowly.[4] A later review considered that this novel showed "Definite signs of decline"[5] and felt the author was not entirely comfortable with the setting she described in the novel.
- ^ Cooper, John; Pyke, B A (1994). Detective Fiction – the collector's guide (Second ed.). Scholar Press. pp. 82, 87. ISBN 0-85967-991-8.
- ^ a b Marcus, J S (May 2007). "American Tribute to Agatha Christie: The Golden Years: 1945 - 1952". Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
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