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There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance. Published in 1945, "Sparkling Cyanide" is all about remembrance. It begins with six characters recalling the horrific death of Rosemary Barton, a beautiful but shallow young heiress poisoned by a cyanide-spiked glass of champagne whilst celebrating her birthday at a smart London restaurant.

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 closed book. But, when Hastings persuades Poirot to attend a rather fabulous party given by Lady Chatterton, there is someone sequestered upstairs waiting for the pair’s help. She’s so sure that there has been some great mistake and is desperate for their help. Will the contents of the dead man’s pockets reveal to the inscrutable eye of Hercule Poirot who the culprit is?

The Man in the Brown Suit is Agatha Christie at her best, as a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station. Described by the Queen of Mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published works, Crooked House is a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. A retired Police Inspector recognizes a woman in his village whom he once suspected of murdering her husband. He is determined that her new husband won’t suffer the same fate....

Officer Luke Fitzwilliam is on a train to London when he meets a strange woman. She claims there is a serial killer in the quiet village of Wychwood. He has already taken the lives of three people and is about claim his fourth victim. Fitzwilliam dismisses this as the ramblings of an old woman. But within hours she is found dead. Crushed by a passing car. And then the fourth victim is found.

Dr. Arthur Calgary takes a ferry across the Rubicon River to Sunny Point, the home of the Argyle family. A year before, the matriarch of the family was murdered and a son, Jack, was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Dr. Calgary is surprised when his revelation has a disturbing effect on the family: it means one of the family is a murderer.

Lord Comstock is a barbarous newspaper tycoon with enemies in high places. His murder in the study of his country house poses a dilemma for the Home Secretary. In the hours before his death, Lord Comstock’s visitors included the government Chief Whip, an Archbishop, and the Assistant Commissioner for Scotland Yard. Suspicion falls upon them all and threatens the impartiality of any police investigation. Abandoning protocol, the Home Secretary invites four famous detectives to solve the case: Mrs Adela Bradley, Sir John Saumarez, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Mr Roger Sheringham.

Colin Lamb lavora per i servizi segreti britannici e durante una perlustrazione, si trova a essere testimone di un delitto. Dal civico 61 di Wilbrahan Crescent, una ragazza terrorizzata scappa in strada e va a finire proprio tra le sue braccia. Si chiama Sheila Webb, è bellissima, e ha appena visto il cadavere di un uomo. Dick Hardcastel, il capo della polizia locale, indaga su quel mistero che si somma ad altri misteri, a uomini e donne insospettabili che in realtà nascondono inquietanti segreti, a coperture apparentemente perfette che celano pericolose spie straniere.

La calda estate di Hercule Poirot, ancora una volta si trasforma in una vicenda dai contorni oscuri. E pensare che tutto è iniziato con i migliori presupposti, sotto il sole scintillante dell'isola del Contrabbandiere. Il Jolly Hotel è il buon ritiro estivo del famoso investigatore, di un prete con problemi psichici, di un ricco faccendiere, di una famosa soubrette, di una famosa stilista, di una coppia di americani, e di diverse altre persone desiderose di trascorrere al meglio un periodo di relax.

Nulla è come sembra, in questa avvincente versione audiolibro di "Se morisse mio marito", uno dei romanzi gialli più riusciti, della celebre Agatha Christie. E pure l'illustrissimo, intelligentissimo e insuperabile Hercule Poirot s'inganna, facendosi ammaliare prima dalle parole della bellissima Jane Wilkinson, e dall'interpretazione migliore della sua carriera, e poi dal candore della giovane Geraldine, e dall'avidità dell'affascinante Carlotta Adams.

L'Orient Express, il mitico treno che collega Londra e Parigi con Istanbul, è bloccato nei Balcani da un'eccezionale nevicata. Durante questa sosta inattesa un efferato omicidio nel vagone Istanbul-Calais sconvolge la tranquilla routine dei viaggiatori. A bordo dell'Orient Express però c'è anche Hercule Poirot, il geniale e originale investigatore privato belga. Poirot dovrà usare tutta la sua arguzia e le sue eccellenti doti investigative per scoprire l'assassino e risolvere uno dei suoi casi più celebri.

On a dark evening, Mr. Harley Quin appears at the door of Royston Hall under the premise that his car has broken down. Once inside, he embarks upon the tragic tale of Royston Hall's former occupants, leading to a dramatic change in the perceptions of the current inhabitants - but has Mr. Quin's revelation come too late?

Luke Fitzwilliam does not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer is at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood and that her local doctor is next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton has been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke is inclined to think so - until he reads in the Times of the unexpected demise of Wychwood's Dr. Humbleby....

"Mi secca ammetterlo perché a volte Hercule Poirot è davvero insopportabile, ma il suo intuito è fenomenale: ha risolto un caso che non sembrava neanche un caso, e scovato un assassino che sembrava una vittima...". Arthur Hastings, collaboratore nonché amico dell'investigatore più celebre del Regno Unito, commenta con questa parole la fine di un'indagine lunga e complessa. Effettivamente, solo l'intelligenza acuta di Hercule Poirot avrebbe potuto individuare circostanze sospette nella morte apparentemente naturale di una vecchia e ricca signorina, Emily Arundel.

Mord ist die beste Medizin - jedenfalls für Miss Marple, die sich eigentlich schonen sollte. Die Nachricht von dem Attentat auf die berühmte Schauspielerin Marina Gregg, die nur zufällig dem Tode entkam, weckt die Lebensgeister der alten Dame. Als der Diva auch noch ein mit Gift versetzter Kaffee serviert wird, ist Miss Marple schon auf der richtigen Spur.

When civilian life proves too dull for Major Wilbrahams, he contacts Parker Pyne to escape his boredom. Pyne's assistant arranges a chance meeting with the beautiful Freda Clegg and the two join forces, but on leaving for Africa they encounter more than they had bargained for.

Hercule Poirot macht Ferien und ausgerechnet am Toten Meer. Da macht er die Bekanntschaft der Familie Boyton. Das Familienoberhaupt, die alte Mrs. Boyton, tyrannisiert ihre Tochter und ihre Stiefkinder. Da wird sie tot aufgefunden und Hercule Poirot weiß sofort, dass es Mord ist. Als er die Vergangenheit der Boytons untersucht, wird der Fall immer düsterer. Doch Poirot kann mit seinen kleinen grauen Zellen auch diesen Fall lösen!

"Am Freitag, den 29. Oktober um 18:30 Uhr, findet in Little Padock ein Mord statt. Freunde und Bekannte sind herzlich eingeladen." So steht es in der Wochenzeitschrift des beschaulichen englischen Dörfchens. Und zur angekündigten Zeit findet sich pünktlich eine Leiche in einem Haus. Zum Glück macht Miss Marple dort gerade Urlaub und kommt sehr bald auf die Spur des Mörders. Gelesen von Gabriele Blum.

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.

Miss Marples berühmtester Fall in einer Komplettlesung. Ein Mord, aber keine Leiche? Wo kein Opfer, da kein Täter! Und so nimmt niemand die Aussage einer netten, älteren Dame ernst, sie habe in einem vorbeifahrenden Zug einen Mord beobachtet. Niemand - bis auf die unverwüstliche Miss Marple, die sich unverzüglich daran macht, die Fäden zu entwirren und den Fall zu lösen.