title: The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories (Agatha Christie Collection)
author:  Agatha Christie 
description: &#8220;There are no original mystery plots. Christie devised all of them first, and the rest of us borrow from her.&#8221; (Mary Daheim, <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of the Bed-and-Breakfast mysteries)<br /><br />&#8220;A treat for any Christie fan....These stories are ample proof&#8212;if further proof were needed&#8212;of the mastery she brought to her craft.&#8221; (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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  The Harlequin  
  
  
  Tea Set and  
  
  
  Other Stories
  
  
  
  
  
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  Contents  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  [Cover](kindle:embed:0003?mime=image/jpg)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Title Page](part0000.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  1 [The Edge](part0002.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  2 [The Actress](part0003.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  3 [While the Light Lasts](part0004.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  4 [The House of Dreams](part0005.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  5 [The Lonely God](part0006.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  6 [Manx Gold](part0007.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  7 [Within a Wall](part0008.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  8 [The Mystery of the Spanish Chest](part0009.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  9 [The Harlequin Tea Set](part0010.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Author](part0011.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Agatha Christie Collection](part0012.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Related Products](part0013.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Copyright](part0014.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Publisher](part0015.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [THE EDGE](part0001.html#TOC_2)  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  “The Edge” was first published in Pearson’s Magazine, February 1927.
  
  
  
  
  
  Clare Halliwell walked down the short path that led from her co