O que (quem) é put (or lay) one's cards on the table - definição

1936 NOVEL BY AGATHA CHRISTIE

Cards on the table

Fruits on a Table

PAINTING BY PAUL GAUGUIN

Fruits on a table or still life with a small dog; Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog

Fruits on a Table or Still Life with Apples and Grapes (Nature Morte a la Comptesse de N) is a still life painting by French artist Paul Gauguin painted in 1889. It was one of two works stolen from the private collection of Terence F.

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Lay preacher

PREACHER WHO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE CLERGY

Lay preachers; Lay preaching

Lay preacher is a preacher or a religious proclaimer who is not a formally ordained cleric. Lay preaching varies in importance between religions and their sects.

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Lay reader

PERSON AUTHORIZED TO LEAD SERVICES WHILST REMAINING PART OF THE LAITY, NOT OF THE CLERGY

Lay Readers; Lay Reader; Reader (Anglican Church); Student reader; Licensed Lay Minister; Warden of Readers; Lay readers; Reader (lay minister); Lay reader

·add. ·- A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of the church.

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Cards on the Table

Cards on the Table is a detective fiction novel by the English author Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 2 November 1936 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00.

The book features the recurring characters of Hercule Poirot, Colonel Race, Superintendent Battle, with the crime writer Ariadne Oliver making her first appearance in a Poirot novel. The four detectives and four possible suspects play bridge after dinner with Mr Shaitana. At the end of the evening, Mr Shaitana is discovered murdered. Identifying the murderer, according to the author, depends wholly on discerning the psychology of the suspects.

The novel was well received, the critics noting its humour, the subtlety and tightness of the writing, and the good clueing. A later reviewer considered the book to stand at the very top rung of her novels, while another appreciated the brilliant surprise ending.

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