 Dust-jacket illustration of the US edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | 10 March 1935 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 304 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Three Act Tragedy |
| Followed by | The A.B.C. Murders |
Death in the Clouds is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in 1935. It features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and Chief Inspector Japp. It is a "closed circle" murder mystery: the victim is a passenger on a cross-Channel aircraft flight, and the perpetrator can only be one of eleven fellow-passengers and crew.
The book was first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company on 10 March 1935 under the title of Death in the Air[1] and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in July of the same year under Christie's original title.[2] The US edition retailed at $2.00[1] and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6).[2]
- ^ a b Marcum, J.S., American Tribute to Agatha Christie, Insight BB
- ^ a b Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (March 1999), Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions (2nd ed.), Dragonby Press, p. 15.