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"The Seven Dials Mystery" by Agatha Christie is a detective novel published in 1929. When a house party guest is found dead surrounded by alarm clocks, with one mysteriously missing, it appears to be a tragic accident. But when another death follows with the cryptic words "Seven Dials," Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent finds herself drawn into a dangerous world of secret meetings, masked conspirators, and stolen government formulas. With the help of Superintendent Battle, she must uncover which seemingly innocent guest is actually a cunning international criminal. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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That amiable youth, Jimmy Thesiger, came racing down the big staircase
at Chimneys two steps at a time. So precipitate was his descent that
he collided with Tredwell, the stately butler, just as the latter
was crossing the hall bearing a fresh supply of hot coffee. Owing to
the marvellous presence of mind and masterly agility of Tredwell, no
casualty occurred.

"Sorry," apologized Jimmy. "I say, Tredwell, am I the last down?"

"No, sir, Mr. Wade has not come down yet."

"Good," said Jimmy, and entered the breakfast-room.

The room was empty save for his hostess, and her reproachful gaze gave
Jimmy the same feeling of discomfort he always experienced on catching
the eye of a defunct codfish exposed on a fishmonger's slab. Yet, hang
it all, why should the woman look at him like that? To come down at
a punctual nine-thirty when staying in a country house simply wasn't
done. To be sure, it was now a quarter past eleven which was, perhaps,
the outside limit, but even then--

"Afraid I'm a bit late, Lady Coote. What?"

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