18 oz.; 207 pages; Black padded cover HC no DJ Unread as new w/slight shelf wear Agatha Christie Mystery Collection ED. Alice Ascher from Andover is the first victim. Next to her corpse is a spellbinding clue. It seems that a killer is knocking off his victims one-by-one, A through Z. Alphabetically speaking, Hercule Poirot fears that it's a matter of one down, twenty-five to go.