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Mr. Shaitana ist ein unheimlicher Mensch - mit einer einzigartigen Sammelleidenschaft: Verbrecher, die nie gefasst und Mörder, die nie entlarvt wurden. "Ein amüsantes Hobby", sagt er zu Hercule Poirot. Doch sein Hobby ist tödlich. Als er während eines Kartenspiels ermordet aufgefunden wird, ist der brillante Spürsinn des belgischen Meisterdetektivs gefragt.

In this first novel by Agatha Christie, she introduces the inimitable Hercule Poirot, who would go on to appear in 33 Christie novels and 54 short stories. Outside of Sherlock Holmes and perhaps Philip Marlowe, he is the best-known detective in the history of the genre. The Mysterious Affair at Styles deals with the case of an old woman poisoned with strychnine for her money. Nothing is obvious, however, in the way Christie handles a plot.

This third installment of The Poirot Collection - the definitive audiobook series of Agatha Christie's classic Hercule Poirot mysteries performed by award-winning narrator P.J. Ochlan - is presented in celebration of the centennial anniversary of Poirot's debut appearance. Poirot Investigates is an anthology featuring the legendary detective and the faithful Captain Hastings in eleven different Poirot mysteries.

When Mrs. Ferrars, a wealthy widow, commits suicide a year after her abusive husband's demise, Dr. James Sheppard is called to certify the death. His unmarried sister Caroline, whom he lives with, speculates that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband and has committed suicide out of remorse.

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 readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 20,000-26,000 words.

Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. For here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident: the broken body of a woman was discovered on the rocks at the foot of the cliff. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies, a husband and wife, shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder?

Miss Marple auf Mörderjagd. Anonyme Briefe sorgen für böses Blut in dem Provinzstädtchen Lymstock. Hinzu kommen zwei mysteriöse Todesfälle und die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln. Nur Miss Marple, die zufällig gerade in Lymstock zu Besuch ist, gelingt es mit ihren unkonventionellen Methoden schließlich, hinter die Fassade der Wohlanständigkeit zu blicken und den Täter zu entlarven.

Sumérgete en una trama llena de intriga y peligro con el audiolibro dramatizado de El Rebaño de Gerión de Agatha Christie. En una tranquila comunidad, Miss Carnaby, una mujer de apariencia inofensiva pero con un pasado turbio, se enfrenta a un dilema moral que la lleva a recurrir al famoso detective Hércules Poirot. Miss Carnaby ha sido testigo de cómo su amiga Emmeline ha caído bajo el hechizo de una secta conocida como El Rebaño de Ovejas, liderada por el carismático Dr. Andersen.

When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service, and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.

An unexpected visitor comes into Hercule Poirot's bedroom and collapses on the floor. The only clue as to what he wants is his repeating Poirot's name and address and writing the number 4, many times. When Poirot's friend Hastings jokingly calls it "The Mystery of the Big Four," the visitor begins speaking about an international crime cartel of that name.

Wie kommt eine Leiche in die Bibliothek der Bantrys? Weder der Colonel noch seine Frau kennen die Tote. So ruft Mrs. Bantry ihre Freundin Miss Marple zu Hilfe, die sich sofort auf Mörderjagd begibt. Bald ist die Leiche identifiziert und kurz darauf steht für Miss Marple auch das Motiv fest: Geld. Gemeinsam mit Mrs. Bantry quartiert sie sich im Majestic Hotel in Danemouth ein, wo sie den heimtückischen Mörder vermutet.

One by one, the men who discovered and opened the tomb of King Men-He-Rah are beginning to die. Superstition spreads that they have been cursed by the dead king. Poirot is asked to investigate the supernatural deaths by a concerned mother. Hastings is left bewildered when Poirot asserts his belief in the supernatural.

An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his son's overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter in the pocket for? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse.

One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure. But for whom was the deadly poison really intended? Marina's frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific. But, while others searched for material evidence, Jane Marple conducted a very different investigation—into human nature.

Pretty, young Anne is present on the platform at Hyde Park Corner when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electrocuted on the rails. The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied. After all, who was the man in the brown suit?

Is the ‘perfect murder’ possible? Can that crime be committed with such consummate care, with such exacting skill, that it is unsolvable—even to the most astute investigator? In this unique collection, legendary crime writers Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Ronald Knox, Dorothy L. Sayers and Russell Thorndike each attempt to create the unsolvable murder, which Superintendent Cornish of the CID then attempts to unravel.

Au décès de leur tante Ada, Tommy et Tuppence Beresford découvrent un magnifique tableau représentant une maison au bord d'un canal. Une vue de rêve, qu'on n'oublie pas facilement, et Tuppence jurerait l'avoir déjà admirée quelque part... Plus mystérieux encore, la disparition d'une autre locataire de la maison de retraite d'Ada, justement celle qui lui a offert le tableau. Une femme qui, lorsque les Beresford l'avaient croisée au cours d'une précédente visite, leur avait tenu d'étranges propos sur un enfant enterré dans une cheminée...

Per gli amanti di Agatha Christie "Poirot a Styles Court" è un vero e proprio cult che ha ben due primati: è il suo primo romanzo giallo, e per la prima volta fa la sua comparsa Hercule Poirot, il suo personaggio più famoso, l'investigatore belga più arguto del mondo. La Christie ambienta la vicenda in un'elegante residenza di campagna dell'Essex, durante gli anni bui della prima guerra mondiale. Emily Inglethorp, la ricca padrona di casa viene trovata agonizzante nel suo letto.

When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.

Hercule Poirot is about to tuck into a very traditional English supper with his old friend Bonnington when a lone diner sparks his interest. Like clockwork, the man has eaten at the restaurant on Thursdays and Tuesdays for the last 10 years, but no one on the staff knows his name. When "Old Father Time", as they have fondly nicknamed him, suddenly stops coming, Poirot believes that he might have picked up the one essential clue that could shed light on this mysterious man. Could what Old Father Time ordered as his final meal provide the key?