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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. Sir Henry Clithering returns to Mary Mead to dine with his friends the Bantrys and suggests inviting Miss Marple. Over dinner they discuss the peculiar case of a superstitious woman who is told that a...

Poirot’s peace is disturbed when a local gentleman, Roger Ackroyd, is found murdered in his study. Clues include a vanished letter, a scrap of cambric cloth, a goose quill, and an elaborately tooled Tunisian dagger. We follow Poirot, aided by the village doctor, James Sheppard, as he traces his way through a tangle of suspects that include Ackroyd’s sister-in-law, niece, secretary, adopted son, and housemaids—all of whom appear to have motives for killing him.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. A draughty manor house is far from Poirot's idea of the best place to spend Christmas, but an interesting case involving a jewel robbery tempts him away from his cosy London apartment to the wild...

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. Throwing on an almost convincing French accent, Tommy is determined to be the great Hanaud to his and Tuppence’s latest, rather lovely client. Miss Hargreaves has recently received a box of chocolates...

Una muerte extraña. Un reloj fuera de lugar. Un secreto demasiado peligroso para salir a la luz. Todo comenzó como una simple broma: ocho despertadores colocados para despertar a un joven remolón. Pero al amanecer, uno de ellos ha muerto… y sólo quedan siete esferas. Lo que parecía una travesura inocente desata una pesadilla. Detrás de la fachada de una mansión de lujo, opera una organización secreta tan meticulosa como mortal. Cada esfera representa a uno de sus miembros. Cada uno guarda un fragmento de la verdad.

Anthony Cade acepta entregar unas memorias en Londres, sin saber que se verá envuelto en una red de intrigas, persecuciones y asesinatos. Todo lo conduce a Chimneys, una antigua mansión donde secretos del pasado resurgen con fuerza. Entre documentos comprometidos, identidades ocultas y peligros inesperados, Anthony deberá resolver el misterio que esconde la casa... antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

Una muerte en el metro, una nota enigmática y un asesinato vinculan a Anne Beddingfeld, joven hija de un arqueólogo, con una peligrosa red de intrigas. Su única pista: "Kilmorden Castle". Impulsada por el misterio y el deseo de vivir una gran aventura, Anne se embarca en una investigación que la llevará por mar y tierra en busca de la verdad. Un clásico de Agatha Christie, lleno de giros inesperados y suspenso en el centenario de su publicación.

Anne Beddingfeld is a young woman who is aching for adventure and that is exactly what she gets when she witnesses the death of man on the London Underground. Her notice of a mysterious man who suspiciously leaves the scene embarks Anne on a mystery that will take her all the way to Cape Town in South Africa. With a love interest also in her future, it will take all her faculties to set everything straight. The Man in the Brown Suit is an early publication in Agatha Christie’s long and illustrious career.

Ein Unbekannter taucht bei Poirot auf und bricht vor ihm zusammen. Wer ist der Mann? Und was hat es mit "den großen Vier" auf sich, von denen er murmelt? In einem ihrer schwierigsten Fälle geraten der Meisterdetektiv und sein Kollege Arthur Hastings in Lebensgefahr, während sie versuchen, die Machenschaften einer internationalen Verbrecherorganisation aufzudecken.

Als Pfarrer Babbington auf einer Party an seinem Cocktail nippt, bricht er tot zusammen. Wenig später kommt es bei einem Dinner zur nächsten Tragödie, und auch der hoch angesehene Arzt Sir Bartholomew Strange stirbt. Hercule Poirot hegt keinen Zweifel daran, dass die beiden Unglücksfälle miteinander zusammenhängen. Denn immerhin waren bei beiden Anlässen dieselben Gäste zugegen. Doch wer von ihnen hatte ein Motiv für gleich zwei Morde?

Murder and mystery lurk in the hills and on the shores of Devon and Cornwall in this new Special Edition Hardback of Agatha Christie’s finest countryside stories. Growing up in Torquay, Agatha Christie’s love of the West Country never left her and many of her finest stories are set on the...

The brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the No.1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast. AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW *** High in the Swiss Alps, with glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes, the Grand Alpine Hotel draws guests from far and wide...

Una muerte en el metro de Londres, una enigmática nota, un barco y unos diamantes son las piezas de un misterioso rompecabezas que solo la hija de un...

Hércules Poirot se enfrenta a un asesinato de altura. Desde el asiento número nueve, Poirot está idealmente ubicado para observar a los demás pasajeros...

When a practical joke at the manor house of Chimneys takes a deadly turn, the discovery of a murdered guest and a strange clock point to a deeper conspiracy. Bundle Brent, a spirited and clever heroine, sets out to unravel the enigma of the Seven Dials Club—a shadowy group whose motives remain shrouded in mystery. As Bundle pieces together cryptic clues and faces growing peril, she discovers that the truth may come at a shocking price.

Step into a world of danger, intrigue, and espionage with The Secret Adversary, Agatha Christie’s thrilling introduction to the adventurous duo Tommy and Tuppence. After World War I, these two spirited friends find themselves broke and in search of excitement. They soon stumble upon a shadowy conspiracy tied to a missing woman and a mysterious document that could change the course of history.

From the Queen of Crime, a Golden Age detective mystery featuring friends sharing a country house and the practical joke that becomes a heinous crime. During a weekend party at The Chimneys, a historic English country house, a group of friends decide to play a prank on a friend infamous for oversleeping. Only the eight alarm clocks they set up in his room don't wake him up and, in the morning, they discover Gerald isn't just dead asleep. He's dead. Was it an overdose of the sleeping draught beside his bed? Or is there a murderer afoot? Led by Lady Eileen Brent, the houseguests investigate.

Amy Leatheran, une jeune infirmière, accepte de partir en Mésopotamie sur un chantier de fouilles afin de prendre soin de la femme de l’archéologue, en proie à de terribles angoisses nocturnes. Quand une série de meurtres inexpliqués se produit, la jeune femme est soulagée de voir apparaître Hercule Poirot qui visite justement le site. Malgré son indéniable talent, parviendra-t-il à empêcher le meurtrier de frapper à nouveau ?

Tommy Beresford and Prudence “Tuppence” Cowley are broke. What are two young people in post-WWI London to do in such a situation except start up a new and exciting business: Young Adventurer’s Ltd. Almost as soon as they make the leap into self-employment a case falls into their lap. A mysterious man wishes to hire Tuppence for a job. All she has to do is impersonate a young American woman in Paris. Easy!

Gerald Wade is among the many invited to the Chimneys estate for a party. Rented by Sir Oswald and Lady Coote for the season, it is rather the place to be. Unfortunately, during his stay there Gerry has garnered the teasing of his friends for a particular talent of his: to oversleep. One day the set decides to “fix” the matter with a little joke. The plan is to set out eight alarm clocks in Gerry’s room, all set to different times … as early as 6:30 a.m.! When they go to check on him, his friends discover that Gerry hasn’t overslept this time. In fact, he has been murdered.