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The most popular detective story writer of all time turns her hand to the subject of Christmas. In a manger in Bethlehem, an angel offers Mary a vision of things to come...and a chance to change it all. A naughty little donkey learns the meaning of love as he carries a very special mother and child safely to Egypt. Mrs Hargreaves wanted to like people, but didn't really know how. Then she reached out to touch a stranger, and her eyes were opened to love. This charming reading of Agatha Christie’s stories and poems captures the true meaning of Christmas.

Autumn is the season of misty mornings and cosy nights in, but as the leaves begin to fall the nights get longer and the shadows grow darker… Secluded cottages, eerie manors and ghostly hauntings and cursed tombs abound in this collection of 12 supernatural mysteries and murderous plots featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Agatha Christie’s other favourite detectives.

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.

Raymond West's niece is invited by an elderly recluse to help compile her late grandfather's diaries for publication. After only two days at their sprawling home of Greenshaw's Folly, she witnesses a murder, which only Miss Marple can solve....

It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry?

Joyce Lempiere tells the Tuesday Night Club of an incident that occurred five years ago when she was vacationing at a small inn on the Cornish coast. She was painting a picture of the front of the inn, including details of wet bathing suits drying on the balcony of Denis and Margery Dacre, when she realised she had included blood stains on the pavement. A few days later, Margery is found having drowned and the Club are called to solve the mystery.

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.

Nella splendida villa sulla costa della Cornovaglia di Lady Tressilian si ritrovano alcune persone legate da vincoli di parentela e di amicizia: Nevile Strange - nipote ed erede della padrona di casa - con la moglie attuale e quella precedente, un vecchio e famoso avvocato, un play-boy, una giovane donna sola e infelice e uno scontroso piantatore della Malesia. Ma uno degli ospiti ha ideato un piano perfetto. E il sovrintendente Battle dovrà scandagliare nel passato di tutti per poter sciogliere l'enigma di un delitto che solo apparentemente è stato commesso per un'eredità.

One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure, poisoned by a deadly cocktail. It seems likely that the cocktail was intended for the beautiful actress. But while the police fumble to find clues, Miss Marple begins to ask her own questions, because as she knows...even the most peaceful village can hide dark secrets.

Eine Tote im Flugzeug und keine Tatwaffe! Welch ein Glück, dass Hercule Poirot an Bord ist. Dennoch sind die kleinen grauen Zellen des belgischen Meisterdetektivs enorm gefordert bis er herausfindet, wie - und vor allem warum - Marie Morisot zu Tode kam.

Parker Pyne è in vacanza a Maiorca quando una donna gli chiede di aiutarla a "salvare" il figlio da un matrimonio a suo parere funesto... In visita a un amico, il signor Satterthwaite viene a sapere dell'omicidio di Sir James Dwighton. La moglie e il suo amante sono i primi sospettati. Ma chi è davvero l'assassino? Infine, una domanda per Poirot: può un uomo morto spararsi? Otto racconti di suspense, tra le indagini di tre mitici investigatori - Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne e Harley Quin - e le misteriose atmosfere create da Dame Agatha.

El Primer Ministro de Gran Bretaña es secuestrado en vísperas de una importante cumbre internacional. Se exige un rescate exorbitante y se plantea un grave dilema político. El detective privado Hercule Poirot es llamado para resolver el caso. Poirot y su amigo el Capitán Arthur Hastings investigan y se encuentran con múltiples sospechosos, incluyendo a miembros del gobierno y del personal del Primer Ministro.

Un equipo de arqueólogos británicos desentierra una tumba egipcia antigua en una expedición en Egipto. Sin embargo, una serie de extraños y mortales eventos comienzan a sucederse, y el equipo cree que la tumba está maldita. Un misterioso asesinato ocurre en el campamento, lo que lleva a la intervención del famoso detective belga Hercule Poirot.

Un valioso bono del gobierno de Estados Unidos por un millón de dólares es robado durante un viaje en barco a Nueva York. El ladrón es desconocido y se plantea un enigma aparentemente insoluble. El famoso detective privado Tommy y Tuppence Beresford son contratados para resolver el caso. Tommy y Tuppence investigan a los diversos pasajeros del barco, descubriendo una red de intrigas y sospechas.

Love can propel us to our greatest heights . . . and darkest depths. In this new compendium of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love—crimes of passion, games of the heart, and deadly deceits. This pulse-pounding compendium features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, master of charades Parker Pyne, the enigmatic Harley Quin, and the adventurous Tommy and Tuppence, all at the ready to solve tantalizing mysteries.

Nella sala d'aspetto dell'aeroporto di Francoforte, un gruppo di viaggiatori attende di partire per Londra. Tra costoro c'è anche Sir Stafford Nye, un diplomatico inglese noto soprattutto per il suo spirito caustico e i suoi atteggiamenti stravaganti. Mentre si guarda intorno in cerca di un diversivo, una giovane donna gli si avvicina e gli chiede di cederle mantella e passaporto: potrà così imbarcarsi al suo posto, per sfuggire a un misterioso assassino.

Dopo le avventure di controspionaggio vissute in guerra, Tommy e Tuppence si sono sposati e vivono tranquilli. Tuppence però rimpiange la vita emozionante di un tempo e freme dal desiderio di tornare al lavoro. L'occasione arriva quando il loro vecchio capo affida ai due coniugi l'incarico di gestire un'agenzia investigativa fasulla con l'intento di intercettare alcune lettere. Nel frattempo, potranno dedicarsi alla risoluzione dei casi.

Two best-selling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook. The Secret Adversary: From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo. And Then There Were None: One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from the queen of suspense! Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host, who, surprisingly, fails to appear.

Two best-selling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook: What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie. Plus: A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement - and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.

In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a 10-month voyage around the British Empire with her husband as part of a trade mission to promote the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition. Leaving her two-year-old daughter behind with her sister, Agatha set sail at the end of January and did not return until December, but she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing in detail the exotic places and people she encountered as the mission travelled through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Canada.