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Muž v hnědém obleku
Anne Beddingfeldová, mladá a inteligentní žena se smyslem pro dobrodružství, se po náhlém skonu otce ocitne v tíživé situaci a přemýšlí, jak naložit se životem. Osud však rozhodne za ni, když se v londýnské podzemní dráze stane svědkyní podivného úmr
tí neznámého muže a nalezne lístek, jejž mrtvému sebral a poté poblíž místa nehody ztratil jiný, neméně záhadný muž. Brzy poté vyjde najevo, že nešťastná událost patrně souvisí s objevením uškrcené ženy v sídle člena parlamentu sira Eustace Pedlera.
Anne se rozhodne přijít celé věci na kloub a stopy i náhoda ji zavedou na loď plující do Jižní Afriky. Během pátrání se seznámí s několika rázovitými i tajemnými postavami, mezi nimiž nakonec potká lásku i odhalí nebezpečného zločince přezdívaného Pl
ukovník. Román Muž v hnědém obleku z roku 1924 patří k nejranějším prózám Agathy Christie. Znalcům díla královny detektivek jistě neunikne, že v něm poprvé vystupuje plukovník Johnny Race, známý též z příběhů Karty na stole, Smrt na Nilu a Cyankáli
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Anne Beddingfeldová, mladá a inteligentní žena se smyslem pro dobrodružství, se po náhlém skonu otce ocitne v tíživé situaci a přemýšlí, jak naložit se životem. Osud však rozhodne za ni, když se v londýnské podzemní dráze stane svědkyní podivného úmr
tí neznámého muže a nalezne lístek, jejž mrtvému sebral a poté poblíž místa nehody ztratil jiný, neméně záhadný muž. Brzy poté vyjde najevo, že nešťastná událost patrně souvisí s objevením uškrcené ženy v sídle člena parlamentu sira Eustace Pedlera.
Anne se rozhodne přijít celé věci na kloub a stopy i náhoda ji zavedou na loď plující do Jižní Afriky. Během pátrání se seznámí s několika rázovitými i tajemnými postavami, mezi nimiž nakonec potká lásku i odhalí nebezpečného zločince přezdívaného Pl
ukovník. Román Muž v hnědém obleku z roku 1924 patří k nejranějším prózám Agathy Christie. Znalcům díla královny detektivek jistě neunikne, že v něm poprvé vystupuje plukovník Johnny Race, známý též z příběhů Karty na stole, Smrt na Nilu a Cyankáli
v šampaňském.
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