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The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel written by Agatha Christie in 1916 and first published in 1920 to rave reviews. It introduces her famous detective Hercule Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, who settles in England near the home of his wealthy, recently widowed friend Emily Inglethorp. When the widow is found murdered via the administering of poison, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery.

Anthony Cade undertakes a small, seemingly innocuous favour for a friend which begins to draw him into the center of a deadly conspiracy. Unable to escape the web he becomes entangled within, he begins to realize that the simple favor has placed him in serious danger. As events unfold, the combined forces of the Metropolitan Police and the French Sûreté corner in on Chimneys, the great country estate that hides an unbelievable secret.

Simply Media presents Agatha Christie 4 Short Story Poirot Collection, Set 4: The Kidnapped Prime Minister, The Million Dollar Bank Mystery, The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge.

Hercule Poirot ermittelt an zwei Verbrechen gleichzeitig. Zwei Dinge fallen der jungen Sheila Webb beim Betreten des Zimmers sofort auf: die vielen Uhren - und der Tote auf dem Boden. Schreiend läuft sie aus dem Haus. Inspektor Hardcastle von Scotland Yard übernimmt gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Colin Lamb die Ermittlung an dem seltsamen Fall. Doch Colin Lamb scheint nicht nur den Mörder aufspüren zu wollen, sondern hat eigene Pläne. Zum Glück steht Hercule Poirot Scotland Yard zur Seite, und recht schnell ist ihm klar ist, wie alles zusammenhängt.

Quando, a mezzogiorno di una bella giornata di settembre, l'aereo di linea Parigi-Londra decolla dall'aeroporto di Le Bourget i passeggeri sistemati nella parte posteriore del velivolo sono undici; quando atterra a Croydon uno di essi è cadavere. Si tratta di Madame Giselle Morisot, un'anziana e ricchissima usuraia parigina uccisa - almeno così sembra - da una minuscola freccia avvelenata lanciata con una cerbottana.

Maria Packington suspects her husband of having an affair. In an attempt to revitalise her marriage, she responds to an ad from Mr. Parker Pyne – who promises to provide solutions to unhappiness. Maria's life soon undergoes a rapid...

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to The Murder on the Links and experience the compelling world of classic detective fiction, starring Belgian Hercule Poirot, private detective extraordinaire.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.

Miss Marple, en av världens mest skarptänkta detektiver, får ett vykort från sin nyligen avlidna vän Jason Rafiel. En gång hjälpte han henne att lösa ett mordfall, men den här gången är det ett vad han vill göra med henne från bortom graven: om hon lyckas knäcka ett av hans mest svårbegripliga mysterier så får hon ärva 20 000 pund. En förmögenhet för en gammal pensionerad spinster - och aldrig tackar man väl nej till att klura på en mordgåta.

Miss Marple hat sich den Urlaub in der Karibik redlich verdient. Da wird eine Leiche im Hotel gefunden und Miss Marple kann's natürlich nicht lassen und ermittelt sofort. Auf der ihr eigenen Weise entlockt sie so manchem Hotelgast ein mysteröses Geheimnis und kann recht bald den Kreis der Verdächtigen enger ziehen. Da geschieht ein zweiter Mord und Miss Marple muß sich ins Zeug legen, um den Mörder zu entllarven.

"Desidero che facciate delle indagini su un omicidio." Davvero eccentrica la lettera che gli esecutori testamentari del vecchio miliardario Jason Rafiel hanno avuto l'incarico di consegnare a Miss Marple: nel documento infatti non si specifica di quale omicidio si tratti. Sarà compito dell'anziana signora scoprirlo, partecipando a un originale tour di visite alle ville e ai giardini famosi della vecchia Inghilterra.

Ciò che Hercule Poirot apprezza di più nella vita è un enigma da risolvere. Così, quando la sua fedelissima segretaria si lascia sfuggire che la sorella, nel pensionato per studenti che dirige, è assillata da una inspiegabile serie di furti di oggetti apparentemente senza valore, Poirot si butta a capofitto nell'indagine. Il celebre detective ha notato subito qualcosa fuori posto. Forse anche perché al pensionato sono tutti terrorizzati. Ma, esattamente, da che cosa e da chi?

Una casa misteriosa su un'isola deserta, lontana dal resto del mondo. Dieci persone che non si sono mai conosciute prima, tutte accomunate da un inquietante passato, riunite sotto lo stesso tetto da una serie inspiegabile di inviti. Un'assurda filastrocca per bambini che ritorna ossessivamente, scandendo in maniera implacabile, come in un incubo, una serie di omicidi. Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1939, "Dieci piccoli indiani" è il capolavoro della Christie, uno dei massimi esempi di "giallo classico".

Anne Beddingfeld is always ready for an adventure. So when she witnesses a man wearing a brown suit die at a tube station in London, she searches for clues and finds a mysterious piece of paper nearby. The message it contains leads her on a confounding chase full of secret aliases and codes as she seeks to solve the case and catch the murderer. Featuring an appearance from Secret Service agent Colonel Race, this story from renowned mystery writer Agatha Christie is a true classic that blends adventure and suspense with the detective story.

En la historia, Miss Marple se encuentra en una conversación con Sir Henry Clithering, un ex comisionado de Scotland Yard. Durante su charla, Sir Henry relata a Miss Marple el caso de un agente secreto alemán que fue encontrado muerto en una villa inglesa. A pesar de la evidencia circunstancial, no se pudo probar la culpabilidad de nadie en particular. Sir Henry menciona que hay cuatro sospechosos principales en el caso.

This book is more a spy thriller than just a mystery as the exceptional Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, gets greatly involved in international intrigue and espionage. He attempts to defeat a ruthless cartel trying to dominate the world … in essence super criminals forming a cruel coalition. Poirot’s efforts include help from his closest friend, Captain Arthur Hastings, and also Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard. As we begin the tale, Hastings is just returning from a voyage at sea that he despises and is venting his displeasure as he looks forward to joining his friend.

Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs. Opalsen, the great detective relates his experiences in cases which have concerned some of the...

Végre elérkezik a nyár, a nyaralás, a kikapcsolódás ideje. Szeretnénk egy jó krimit is persze. Ha Agatha Christie novelláit választjuk, biztosan nem csalódunk. Nyári rejtélyek, álnok tervek, izgalmak, csalások. Csavaros és borzongató történeteket hallgathatunk a műfaj koronázatlan királynőjétől. Tartalom: A maharadzsa smaragdja, Mr. Davenheim eltűnése, A hihetetlen betörés, Az olasz gróf esete, A delphoi orákulum, A harlekin ösvény.

A classic Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories. Mystery writer Anthony Eastwood is lured to the crime scene of a faked murder, where two individuals masquerading as police officers arrest him and charge him for murder. As the phony...

Proclaimed by the Crime Writers’ Association as ‘the finest example of the genre ever penned’, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd contains one of the most celebrated twists in crime fiction and is consistently voted among Agatha Christie’s best novels. It is, famously, the Poirot novel that demands to be heard twice: the curious listener cannot resist re-examining what they thought they knew.