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October on the island of Rhodes is a veritable paradise of privacy, beauty, and calmor so Hercule Poirot has imagined. The reality is quite different, as the arrival of famed Chanel beauty Valentine Chantry causes a ripple of malice to be felt across the
Mr. Satterthwaite and Colonel Melrose are comfortably ensconced in the Colonels study when the phone suddenly rings. Someone has been murdered, and, as the county chief constable, the Colonel lets Satterthwaite accompany him to the scene of the crime. The
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
Just as boredom is setting in on his long trip by motor coach across the desert to Baghdad, Mr. Parker Pyne reads about the case of the missing Mr. Long, the famous defaulting financier who, as the papers would have it, is in South America. Another member
A fascinating collection of archive radio programmes focusing on the life and work of crime fiction's grande dame and featuring Agatha Christie in her own words. Dame Agatha Christie published 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections in her
Hercule Poirot is joined by the mysterious problem solver Harley Quin in the pages of The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories a collection of ingenious short masterworks of mystery and suspense that showcase the legendary Agatha Christie at her very best.
The recently married Alix Martin is obsessed with a recurring dream of her new husbands murder. Each time she can see the murderer clearly, and its the mild-mannered man she had previously been engaged to, taking his revenge. But, whats worse is that at t
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on digital audio, performed by Christopher Lee. A young man has seemingly lost his mind overnight. He can no longer speak, use his hands or recognise his nearest and dearest.
A perfect introduction to Agatha Christie four of the best Hercule Poirot stories, chosen for their readability and sense of adventure. A man is found shot through the head in a locked room. A wealthy banker vanishes while posting a letter. A thief disap
Classic Marple. For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a womans throat. The body crump
Another edge-of-the-seat mystery read by Miss Marple herself, Joan Hickson. Available for the first time on CD! One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seiz
In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to in
Of poison pens and poisoning: a gripping Miss Marple mystery. Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipi
Designed to follow the new-look series of Miss Marple books for the 21st century. This edition is completed and unabridged and read by Miss Marple herself, Joan Hickson. Miss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in a Victorian mansion whic
A classic Marple mystery, superbly read by Joan Hickson. Available for the first time on audio. Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his counting house when he suffered an agonising and sudden death. On later inspection, the pocke
Da formlen til et nyt kraftfuldt sprængstof bliver stjålet, står det klart, at tyven må findes blandt opfinderen sir Claud Amorys familie og venner, der alle er samlet i hans store hus, da formlen forsvinder. Sir Claud samler alle gæsterne i biblioteket o
Vi befinder os i det gamle Ægypten. Den unge Renisenb vender tilbage til sin fars hus efter otte års lykkeligt ægteskab. Hendes mand, Khay, er død, balsameret og på vej til den anden verden. Det føles trygt at vende tilbage til sine rødder, til sine brødr
A malformation of the grey cells may coincide quite easily with the face of a Madonna. - Poirot In the second outing of Hercule Poirot, the world-famous Belgian detective is called to France. Upon his arrival, he discovers the body of his client Paul Rola
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Major Hastings and Hercule Poirot are not interested in the case of the Spanish Chest, so obviously has it been reported in the papers that it seems an entirely clo
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. Plans for a secret bomber plane have been stolen from a ministers house. Poirot is called to discreetly investigate the guests and to locate the plans before the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Agatha Christie's first published novel, it introduces many of the plot points and styles that would come to characterize her writing. It also introduced the world to the character of Hercule Poirot. Set in a remote manor with only a limited number of
Rosenkilde & Bahnhof udgiver Agathe Christies romaner. Bøgerne er sprogligt reviderede. I et travlt kontorhus falder en meget utiltalende forretningsmand pludselig om og dør. Alle er oprevne og hans sekretær ikke mindst. Efterfølgende bliver der fundet g
Den lille, belgiske gentleman-detektiv Hercule Poirot er på jagt efter et vaskeægte verdensomspændende forbrydersyndikat. Hans efterforskning fører ham til flere kontinenter og tager næsten et år. Historien fortælles af hans gamle ven, Hastings, som egent
Rosenkilde & Bahnhof nyudgiver Agathe Christies romaner. Bøgerne er sprogligt reviderede. Hos fælles bekendte møder miss Marple det unge ægtepar Gwenda og Giles Reed. De er netop kommet til England fra New Zealand og er flyttet ind i et hus i den lille by
Kaptajn Hasting og Poirot sidder ved morgenmaden i den lejlighed de deler i London, da Poirot modtager et opsigtsvækkende brev: "For Guds skyld, kom." skriver Monsieur Paul Renauld fra Frankrig. Han er overbevist om, at han er i livsfare. Poirot
Den gamle mrs. McGinty findes død. Hun er blevet slået i baghovedet med et tungt og skarpt redskab, og alle hendes sparepenge er blevet stjålet ca. tredive pund i rede penge. Hun boede alene i et hyggeligt, lille hus på landet, men havde en logerende, so
Hercule Poirot ser frem til en dejlig ferie i Cornwall på Hotel Majestic. Men bedst som han er ankommet og sidder der og nyder livet, kommer en kugle pludselig susende forbi hans hoved tilsyneladende ud af det blå. En ung pige kommer løbende, og som den
En ung kvinde opsøger Poirot for at tilstå, at hun har begået et mord; men da hun ser ham, udbryder hun blot: "De er for gammel!" og styrter ud. Dette er Poirots første møde med den tredje pige kort og dramatisk. Norma bliver kaldt "den t
En selskabssko, en diamantring, en pudderdåse, et stetoskop, elektriske pærer og nogle gamle flonelstrusser det er nogle af de ting, der bliver stjålet hos mrs. Hubbard i huset i Hickory Road. Underligt! Men da en ung pige kort efter dør i samme hus, og
Rosenkilde & Bahnhof udgiver Agathe Christies romaner. Bøgerne er sprogligt reviderede. I den lokale avis i landsbyen Chipping Cleghorn bliver der indrykket en annonce, hvori tid og sted for et mord bebudes. Mon det er en del af en spændende selskabsleg?
Det var et hårdt slag for Jacqueline, da hendes veninde Linnet erobrede Simon Doyle fra hende og giftede sig med ham. Rivende jaloux følger hun dem overalt helt til Ægypten, hvor Hercule Poirot oplever det endelige opgør mellem dem på en udflugtstur ned
Rosenkilde & Bahnhof nyudgiver Agathe Christies krimier. Bøgerne er sprogligt reviderede. Den kendte detektiv Hercule Poirot får i sidste øjeblik en ledig plads i Istanbul-Calais-vognen på det berømte tog Orientekspressen. Toget sidder fast i en snedrive
Miss Marples veninde overværer et mord i et tog, der kører parallelt med hendes eget. Ingen tror på hende undtagen Miss Marple, og sammen giver de to kvinder sig til at lede efter den myrdede kvinde. Sporet fører dem til Rutherford Hall, et afsidesliggend
Kaptajn Hastings opholder sig på godset Styles, da Emily Inglethorp, godsets stenrige ejer, bliver forgivet med stryknin. Heldigvis er Hastings ven mesterdetektiven Hercule Poirot på besøg i landsbyen, og der bliver straks sendt bud efter ham. Det kommer
Den elegante belgiske detektiv Hercule Poirot holder ferie på Englands skønne sydkyst. Han nyder livet på et luksushotel, og på den solbeskinnede terrasse er alt fred og idyl. Rundt om Poirot sidder hotellets andre gæster. Men som Poirot siger: "Noge
Syvsoveren Gerry Wades venner vil lave sjov med deres kammerat og køber intet mindre end otte vækkeure til ham, som bliver sat til at ringe ét efter ét næste morgen. Da Wade imidlertid ikke lader sig vække, går vennerne ind på hans værelse, hvor de finder
Den forældreløse Anne Beddingfield overværer en frygtelig ulykke i Londons metro, hvor en mand falder ned på skinnerne og dør. Mens liget bliver båret væk, falder en seddel ud af lommen. På den står adressen 17. 1 22 Kilmorden Castle, og Anne følger nu sp
I Agatha Christies spionthriller De kom til Bagdad mødes repræsentanter fra supermagterne i Bagdad, men det lykkes ikke at holde mødet hemmeligt. Den unge eventyrerske Victoria Jones finder en døende mand på sit hotelværelse, hvis sidste ord er LuciferBas
Den excentriske og manipulerende rigmand Simeon Lee inviterer hele sin familie hjem til jul, selvom mange af dem ikke har set hinanden i årevis. I blandt dem er der også et par stykker, som ingen i selskabet før har mødt, men ingen har nogen grund til at
"- Sophia, vil du gifte dig med mig? spurgte Charles. - Jeg kan ikke, sagde hun stille. - Hvorfor dog ikke? - På grund af min bedstefars død... svarede hun. - Jamen, Sophia, selv om det er trist, et der vel ikke noget mærkeligt ved, at en gammel mand
I Agatha Christies noveller om Miss Marple ser vi den ældre dame skarpsindigt løse den ene gåde efter den anden, til trods for at politiet har opgivet at opklare sagerne. Miss Marple rammer plet hver gang. Miss Marple er Agatha Christies amatørdetektiv,
Da den nygifte Gordon Cloade bliver dræbt under et luftangreb over London under 2. verdenskrig, arver hans enke hans enorme formue til hans families store fortrydelse. Men Gordons svigerinde mener at kunne bevise, at ægteskabet er ugyldigt, og beder Poiro
Mesterdetektiven Hercule Poirot gør sig klar til at trække sig tilbage, men inden da sætter han sig for at løse tolv "arbejder" tolv sager, der er så indviklede og uigennemskuelige, at de ikke lader sig løse af andre end ham. Hercule Poirot er
Liget af en ung smuk danserinde bliver fundet i biblioteket på familien Barrys gods. Mrs. Barry, der frygter, at sagen er forbundet med hendes mands utroskab, beder sin veninde miss Marple om hjælp, og sammen giver de sig til at undersøge det hotel, hvor
Den gamle invalide lady Tressilian inviterer en broget skare af gæster til sit strandhus Gulls Point. I løbet af besøget afsløres hemmeligheder, som for længst burde være gået i glemmebogen; selvmordsforsøg, tyveri, utroskab og historien om et barn, der f
Sir Stafford Nye er på vej hjem til London efter et besøg i Malaya. Under mellemlandingen i Frankfurt træffer han en ung kvinde, som fortæller, at nogen forsøger at myrde hende, og han bliver overtalt til at overlade hende sit pas og sit boardingkort, så
Tommy besøger sin tante Ada på et plejehjem, og imens falder Tuppence i snak med en gammel dame ved navn mrs. Lancaster. Ud af det blå spørger den gamle Tuppence: "Var det dit stakkels lille barn? Barnet bag kaminen." Tuppence slår det hen som e
Ved et middagsselskab hos teaterskuespilleren Sir Charles Cartwright dør fader Babbington efter at have drukket en cocktail. Selvom politiet ikke finder noget gift i præstens glas og mener, der er tale om en ulykke, er Sir Charles overbevist om, at præste
Døden kommer med lydløse skridt ... Søskendeparret Jerry og Joanna Burton har slået sig ned i den fredelige landsby Lymstock, så Jerry kan komme sig efter et dramatisk flystyrt. Det første anonyme brev bliver leveret til dem, mens de sidder ved morgenbord
Ti mennesker, som ikke kender hinanden, bliver af den mystiske mr. Owen inviteret på besøg på en forblæst klippeø. Højst overraskende viser værten sig ikke under middagen, men hans stemme lyder fra en højttaler. Da en gæst findes død, bliver de andre klar
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Un c?lebre caso que pone a prueba la extrema lucidez de H?rcules Poirot. Aislados en un crucero en medio del r?o, la tensi?n entre los pasajeros va en aumento cuando un tri?ngulo amoroso se convierte en el centro de inter?s de todos a bordo. Especialmente
Im not too late, am I? When does the murder begin? An announcement appears in the local paper: this Friday, at exactly 6.30pm, a murder will take place. Who could resist such an invitation? Driven by morbid curiosity, the villagers head to the appointed l
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
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
Think you know whodunnit? Think again. Poor Roger Ackroyd. He knew the woman he loved had been harbouring guilty secret. And then, yesterday, she killed herself. But guilty secrets rarely stay secret. Who had been blackmailing her? Had it really driven he
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
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
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from The Queen of Suspense--Agatha Christie--now a Lifetime TV movie. "Ten . . ." Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a
Poirot kommer på sporet af en seriemorder, der benytter bogstaverne i alfabetet som pejlemærker til sine mord. Han modtager et brev med angivelsen af, hvornår A vil blive myrdet. Det går i opfyldelse, da mrs. Asher i Andover bliver fundet død. Det samme s
Hercule Poirot tilkaldes af den kendte kriminalforfatterinde Ariadne Oliver, som er bange for, at en selskabsleg, hvori hun har arrangeret en morderjagt, kan udvikle sig til et ægte mord. Det viser sig desværre, at hun får ret "Dødens tempel" e
Mllionæren mr. Rafiel er en gammel bekendt af miss Marple. Kort efter hans død modtager miss Marple et mærkeligt postkort fra ham, hvori han opfordrer hende til at søge retfærdighed og opklare en gammel forbrydelse. Hun vil arve 20.000 pund, hvis det lykk
Alt er fred og idyl i landsbyen St. Mary Mead. Lige indtil landsbyens præst finder et lig i sit arbejdsværelse. Den myrdede er oberst Protheroe, og han var på ingen måde populær, så mange af landsbyens indbyggere har et motiv. Miss Marple må bruge al sin
Et gammeldags London-hotel er ikke helt så fint som det giver sig ud for at være. Da Miss Marple kommer til London for at holde ferie, finder hun hvad hun leder efter på Bertrams Hotel: Traditionel indretning, upåklagelig service og en umiskendelig stemni
Den elegante belgiske detektiv Hercule Poirot holder ferie på Englands skønne sydkyst. Han nyder livet på et luksushotel, og på den solbeskinnede terrasse er alt fred og idyl. Rundt om Poirot sidder hotellets andre gæster. Men som Poirot siger: Noget ondt
Agatha Christies most famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious tra
A classic collection of Agatha Christie short stories, taken from Poirots Early Cases and read by David Suchet. David Suchet, Poirot to perfection, returns with five further short stories taken from the collection entitled Poirots Early Cases. The short s
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. 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 Co
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. 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 Co
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. 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 Co
THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX RELEASING NOVEMBER 10, 2017 DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH "The murderer is with us--on the train now . . ." Just after midnight, the famous Orient Expre
Enjoy Agatha Christie's beloved classic, Hallowe'en Party --the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice , directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh--with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film. When a Ha
When Emily Inglethorp is poisoned the police are certain they've found the killer, but Hercule Poirot is not so easily satisfied. The sleuth digs deep into a tangled mystery in his debut appearance as the detective hero of Christie's classic crime
Agatha Christies world-famous mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the
A country house A murder A Belgian detective After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to Styles To recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortu
The girl who has everything... Including a bullet in the head A cruise down the Nile on a river steamer sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all - a luxurious retreat, miles from civilization. But the warm and tranquil Egyptian evening is thick
The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie's 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world's favourite. 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Isla
Stabbed in the back A pieced of lead piping nearby It should be a simple case... Poirot is summoned to France, but arrives too late to save his client, whose body now lies face down in a shallow grave on a golf course. Why is the dead man wearing his son&
Trick or treat? No one believes Joyce Reynolds when she boasts she once witnessed a murder. Until, that is, she is found drowned, face down in an apple-bobbing tub. What exactly was it she saw? Then the victim's brother is found drowned too, and the m
What secrets lie in the past? Fifteen years ago, during the Great War, Louise Leidner's first husband was tried as a spy, sentenced to death, and then escaped, only to die in a train crash. So how is he sending her death threats from beyond the grave?
All wish her dead Who succeeded? Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours
A collection of short stories featuring the 'heart specialist', Parker Pyne. Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times which read: 'ARE YOU HAPPY? IF NOT,
A quiet English village. A shocking murder. An unlikely detective. Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St. Mary Mead. In fact, Jane Marp
An ordinary village A shocking announcement One morning the villagers of Chipping Cleghorn wake to find a strange notice in their papers: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.' Suspecting
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
He's brilliant and fastidious--and has appeared in over thirty novels written by the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie. Poirot Investigates is a riveting anthology of fourteen short stories featuring her beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and hi
Marking exactly 100 years since the publication of Agatha Christie's first novel, this new edition includes a previously deleted chapter and a newly discovered essay, 'Drugs and Detective Stories', in which Agatha Christie reminisces about the
Adapted from the play by Charles Osborne. Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights t
A classic Marple title now available in CD for the first time. First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound then, the riddle of a dead mans buried treasure the curious conduct oif a caretaker after a fatal riding accident the corpse and a tape
Agatha Christie's personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels. Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again! To
The classic murder mystery featuring Hercule Poirot! 'The murderer is with us - on the train now ...' It's just after midnight, and the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift, isolated by the storm. A passenger lies dead
Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five ot
Agatha Christie's world-famous serial killer mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the
Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furni
Unpleasant things are going on in an exclusive school for girls - things like murder... Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, the
The perfect holiday... For a passionate crime It was not unusual to find the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun...she had been strangled. Ever since her arrival, the air had been thick wi
An old widow is brutally killed in the parlour of her cottage... 'Mrs McGinty's dead!' 'How did she die?' 'Down on one knee, just like I!' The old children's game now seemed rather tasteless. The real Mrs McGinty was killed
Poirot sets himself a challenge before he retires to solve 12 cases which correspond with the labours of his classical Greek namesake In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet reasoned the detective like Hercules he had b
A wheelchair-bound Poirot returns to Styles, the venue of his first investigation, where he knows another murder is going to take place... The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings; there was his own daughter Judith, an inof
A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing... Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to or
Agatha Christie's first Tommy & Tuppence book is a thrill-packed novel of international intrigue, murder and suspense. Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme - Young Adventur
Agatha Christies complete Tommy and Tuppence short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when
An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace When Tommy and Tuppence visited an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they thought nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada was a very difficult old lady. But
A poisoning many years ago may not have been accidental after all... Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a
Discover the man behind the moustache in this book of one-liners by the worlds most famous Belgian detective, revealing the wit and wisdom of Hercule Poirot and his creator, Agatha Christie. A perfect stocking-filler for every Christie fan, to help celebr
The daughter of an American millionaire dies on a train en route for Nice When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again for a heavy blow has killed her, disf
Car brakes fail A boulder misses Accidents? Or not? On holiday in Cornwall, Poirot meets a pretty young woman with an unusual name, 'Nick' Buckley. Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, the great detective decides the girl needs hi
A woman is killed by a poisoned dart in the enclosed confines of a commercial passenger plane... From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with th
A man returns from the dead, and the body of a mysterious stranger is found in his room... A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs Underhay fin
Theres more than petty theft going on in a London youth hostel An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirots interest. But when he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items including a st
A simple accident? Or attempted murder? Everyone blamed the dog. When a wealthy spinster trips on the stairs, it seems only natural to assume it was an accident a rubber ball left there by her lively terrier. And yet the more Emily Arundell thought about
An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will... Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and
Agatha Christie's ingenious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her gue
A typist uncovers a man's body from behind the sofa... As instructed, stenographer Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. It was then that she made a grisly discovery: the body of a dead man sprawled across the living room fl
A perplexed girl thinks she might have killed someone... Three single girls shared the same London flat. The first worked as a secretary; the second was an artist; the third who came to Poirot for help, disappeared convinced she was a murderer. Now there
A striking novel of truth and soul-searching. Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks. Looking back over the years, Joan painf
A captivating novel of love and intrigue. Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabri
A stunning novel of death and destiny. Bereft of the three people she has held most dear her mother, her husband and her daughter Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and
The very first collection of superb short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings... First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond... then came the 'suicide' that was murder... the mystery of the absurdly chaep flat...
Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous... Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which
Agatha Christie's famous murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estrange
At an apparently respectable dinner party, a vicar is the first to die... Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail
A dangerous game A deadly outcome Mr Shaitana has the most unusual hobby: he collects criminals who have evaded justice. Among his dinner guests are four suspected murderers. And, to match them, four experts in crime, including Hercule Poirot. To understa
A ruthless international cartel seeks world domination... Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he s
Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois - four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot... How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting
A dentist lies murdered at his Harley Street practice... The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anae
Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict... Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of tw
Agatha Christie's seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pu
A young drifter finds more than he bargained for when he agrees to deliver a parcel to an English country house Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the centrepiece of a murderous international conspira
A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks... Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off,
A seance in a snowbound Dartmoor house predicts a grisly murder... In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: 'Captain Trevelyan
Agatha Christies ingenious murder mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkertons wild allegation that a multiple
An elderly widow is murdered at a clifftop seaside house... What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently n
A beautiful heiress is fatally poisoned in a West End restaurant... Six people sit down to dinner at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary - in solemn memory of Rosemary Barton who died at the same table exactly one ye
Agatha Christie's international mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret summit of superpowers, concerned but
A young woman with nothing to live for is persuaded to embark on a suicide mission to find a missing scientist... When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. Are they being ki
Evidence that clears the name of a boy sentenced for killing his adopted mother arrives too late to save his life - so who did kill her? According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment
A priest's death leads to sinister goings-on in an old country pub... To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning? Was it the savage blow to the
Agatha Christie's disturbing 1960s mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea - and
A middle-aged diplomat is accosted in an airport lounge and his identity stolen... Sir Stafford Nye's journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passnger loungs at Frankfurt - a young woman confides in him that someone is tryi
A mysterious stranger appears at a New Years Eve party, becoming the enigmatic sleuthing sidekick to the snobbish Mr Satterthwaite So far, it had been a typical New Years Eve house party. But Mr Satterthwaite a keen observer of human nature sensed that
A collection of macabre mysteries, including the superlative story The Witness for the Prosecution... Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation... A dog-shaped gunpowder mark; an omen from 'the other side'; a haunted house;
A selection of mysteries, some light-hearted, some romantic, some very deadly... Twelve tantalizing cases... the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlywed's fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on a train; a domestic murder investigat
A collection of short stories featuring some of Agatha Christie's best-loved detectives - Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Satterthwaite and Harley Quin... All great crime writers have their favourite creations. Similarly, every great sleuth has his, o
Some of Agatha Christie's earliest stories - including her very first - which show the Queen of Crime in the making... A macabre recurring dream ... revenge against a blackmailer ... jealousy, infidelity and a tortured conscience ... a stolen gemstone
A weekly dinner party Ten amateur sleuths The Tuesday Night Club murders On a quiet Tuesday in St Mary Mead, a group of friends gather for dinner. A policeman, a clergyman, a solicitor, an author, an artist, and an unassuming lady with a shrewd gaze - Mis
A young woman found murdered A scandal in the making When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there's only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple. But she hasn't called her old friend for comfort. The body in her library has be
A malicious letter A tragic death A village filled with suspects Nothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Lymstock. Until letters accusing the villagers of unspeakable acts start to appear. They try to dismiss them as a cruel hoax, but then one of th
A shocking crime A mansion filled with suspects Ruth Van Rydock can't shake the feeling that something terrible is going to happen to her sister at Stonygates house. Her old school friend Jane Marple decides it's time to pay a visit. But this gran
A wealthy family A fatal cup of tea Rex Fortescue was enjoying his morning cup of tea when he met his untimely end. Suspicions naturally turn to his wife. He was filthy rich, after all. Then she too is found dead. Strange clues have Scotland Yard's fi
Two trains Side by side for a brief moment In that moment, a murder Elspeth McGillicuddy is positive she witnessed a man strangling a woman to death. But it was only the merest glimpse through a carriage window as the trains drew parallel. She is the only
A movie star A deadly cocktail A murder When glamorous Marina Gregg came to live in St Mary Mead, tongues were sure to wag. But, with a local gossip's sudden death, has one tongue wagged a bit too much? As the police chase false leads, and two more vi
A grand old London hotel A series of alarming coincidences Danger lurking down every corridor Impeccable service. Luxurious rooms. Eccentric guests. There are worse places for Canon Pennyfather to find himself stranded than Bertram's Hotel. But when h
A letter from beyond the grave One last request An unsolvable crime When Miss Marple receives a letter from the recently deceased millionaire Jason Rafiel, she's not sure what to make of it. Knowing her deductive skills, he challenges her to solve a c
A strange house A ghost from the past As soon as she moves into Hillside, Gwenda knows there's something strange about this house. A sealed room. A hidden door. The apparition of a young woman being strangled. But strangest of all - this all seems qui
Nine intriguing tales One unequalled storyteller An unknown wounded man in a church. A fatal riding accident. A corpse and a tape measure. Whether in St Mary Mead or further afield, there is always much wickedness lurking below the surface, should, like J
Sugar and cream? Or a lethal dose of poison? The inventor of a powerful new explosive,Sir Claud Amory, is somewhat disconcerted when the chemical formula goes missing the situation worsened by the knowledge that the thief is one of Sir Clauds house-guest
A full-length novel by Charles Osborne adapted from Agatha Christies stage play, in which a diplomats wife finds a body that mustnt be discovered Following BLACK COFFEE and THE UNEXPECTED GUEST comes the final Agatha Christie play novelisation, bringing h
A young man, broken down in the fog, witnesses a murder he is asked to conceal... A full-length novel adapted by Charles Osborne from Agatha Christie's acclaimed play. When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his
Did you know that one of the worlds sharpest and most forensic minds inhabited the persona of an attractive old lady, with pink cheeks and blue eyes, and a gentle, rather fussy manner? Discover the secrets of Miss Marple in this gorgeous book of her quote
When a Hallowe'en party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer... During a night of party games, Joyce Reynolds boasts that she once witnessed a murder. No one believes her, but then she is found drowned, face down in an apple-b
"This is Agatha Christie's masterpiece, and if she never wrote another word, she'd have still gone down as the Queen." -LOUISE PENNY, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Ingenious and unexpected." - NEW YORK TIMES The officia
In this official and fully restored edition, Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, featuring a "missing chapter" and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery. Now with a beautiful new series lo
Agatha Christie's debut novel was the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective. A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactress, the elderly E
This Signet Classics edition of Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd includes an exclusive Introduction by Ruth Ware. In the small English village of King's Abbot, a widow's suicide has stirred up dreadful rumors of blackmail and dece
Agatha Christie's beloved detective Hercule Poirot solves the murder of an American heiress by restaging her final journey by night train--with all of the suspects aboard. When the fabled Blue Train, the luxury overnight passenger express to the Rivie
Includes a new introduction from Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of THE MONOGRAM MURDERS and HAVEN'T THEY GROWN Agatha Christie was not only the biggest selling writer of detective stories the world has ever known , she was also a mystery in herself
The Secret Adversary is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories. Set in 1919, young couple Tommy Beresford and
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings travel to Merlinville-sur-Mer, France, to meet Paul Renauld, who has requested their help. Upon arriving at his home, the Villa Genevieve, local police greet them with news that he has been found dead that morning. Rena
When Anthony Cade, an easygoing drifter working in Africa, agrees to deliver a parcel to an English country house, he finds himself at the center of a complex plot involving murder, hidden secrets, and a diverse cast of suspicious characters. In The Secre
A print-on-demand edition of Christie's masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized 'A-format' paperbacks. Agatha Christies seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not t