Agatha Christie — Destination Unknown

London, The Crime Club by Collins , 1954. First edition. Cloth. An excellent first edition of this spy novel from Agatha Christie, a well-received departure from her usual genre. First edition, first impression. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missing scientist. When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. From Agatha Christie, one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers, particularly in the mystery genre, and has been given the nickname "Queen of Crime" as a result.Reviews at the time of publication in 1954–1955 found the novel timely, and clearly more fun for Mrs Christie to write than her usual mystery novels. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart indeed, with a few minor handling marks to rear and minor sunning to the spine. Mild shelf wear and a couple dots to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.