Cat Among the Pigeons

Cat Among the Pigeons
Agatha Christie

Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls – things like murder…Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress – shot through the heart from point blank range.The school is thrown into chaos when the ‘cat’ strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirot’s help, she will be the next victim…

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Contents

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Prologue Summer Term

1 Revolution in Ramat

2 The Woman on the Balcony

3 Introducing Mr Robinson

4 Return of a Traveller

5 Letters from Meadowbank School

6 Early Days

7 Straws in the Wind

8 Murder

9 Cat Among the Pigeons

10 Fantastic Story

11 Conference

12 New Lamps for Old

13 Catastrophe

14 Miss Chadwick Lies Awake

15 Murder Repeats Itself

16 The Riddle of the Sports Pavilion

17 Aladdin’s Cave

18 Consultation

19 Consultation Continued

20 Conversation

21 Gathering Threads

22 Incident in Anatolia

23 Showdown

24 Poirot Explains

25 Legacy

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