# Finessing the King: An Agatha Christie Short Story

Agatha Christie

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.A personal advertisement written in code attracts the attention of Tuppence Beresford. When Tuppence suspects that the code involves the Three Arts Ball, she persuades Tommy to attend dressed in costume. Tuppence’s suspicions prove to be correct when a murder takes place, but as all of the guests are dressed in masquerade, identifying the killer may be more difficult than first thought…

FINESSING THE KING

A Short Story

by Agatha Christie


## Copyright

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‘Finessing the King’, combining the later book chapter ‘The Gentleman Dressed in Newspaper’, was first published in The Sketch, 8 October 1924. McCarty and Riordan were created by Isobel Ostrander (1885-1924).

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This short story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Ebook Edition © 2012 ISBN: 9780007486687

Version: 2017-03-20

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Finessing the King

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