1959; Dodd, Mead & Company publishers, New York; hardbound; Book Club Edition; very good condition with unmarked pages; dust jacket good/fair with minor aging and a few tears (pic).
 
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Cat Among the Pigeons is an Agatha Christie mystery involving stolen jewels and murder at an English girls' school, with roots in a Middle Eastern revolution. When an unpopular games mistress is found murdered, Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate, eventually discovering that the motive for the murder is connected to priceless jewels smuggled out of the Middle East. The story follows the converging threads of political intrigue, the search for the hidden gems, and the multiple murders that occur at the school.