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Elspeth McGillicuddy is down from Scotland for a holiday and boards the 4:50 train from Paddington station to visit her friend, Miss Marple. During the journey, another train pulls alongside, and through the window Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a tall, dark man strangling a blonde woman. She...

Hercule Poirot is reluctant to answer a letter demanding his services by the reclusive and eccentric millionaire Benedict Farley. Farley wants him to diagnose his recurring dream of death, in which he shoots himself at precisely 3:28 p.m. Then, a week after dismissing Poirot, the dream becomes...

L'omicidio dell’anziana signora McGinty sarà come una bomba a scoppio ritardato nel tranquillo paesino di Broadhinny... perché si sa, se sulla scena appare Hercule Poirot, lo spettacolo è assicurato. Coinvolto dal titolare delle indagini nella missione impossibile di salvare il reo confesso a pochi giorni dalla forca, nel corso delle sue ricerche metterà sottosopra la vita degli abitanti del villaggio.

Read by Hugh Fraser Agatha Christie’s classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor. A far-from-warm welcome greets Hercule Poirot as he arrives for lunch at Lucy Angkatell’s country house. A man...

Der charismatische Vlad Forris gründet auf Gupidus eine Religion, was jedoch der Galaktischen Union missfällt. So sollen Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson die Gefährlichkeit der neuen Bewegung unter die Lupe nehmen. Es wird eine feurige Angelegenheit.

Zur Eröffnung seiner neuen Ausflugsschifffahrtslinie lädt der frischgebackene Reeder Donald Powers nicht nur die wichtigsten Geschäftsleute der Stadt, sondern auch Pater Brown zu einer Dampferfahrt auf der Themse ein. Doch die Fahrt steht unter keinem guten Stern. Neben mehreren kleinen Vorfällen kommt es zu einem Mordanschlag auf einen der Passagiere. Pater Brown nimmt die Ermittlungen auf und steht bald vor einer Reihe von Fragen. Sollte das Opfer tatsächlich sterben? Oder ging es bei den Anschlägen nur darum, Donald Powers Ruf zu schaden?

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.

Invitato a recarsi in Francia per proteggere un uomo minacciato da un pericolo ignoto, all'arrivo Poirot scopre che il suo cliente è già stato assassinato. E scopre anche che il crimine è stato compiuto seguendo lo stesso metodo di un assassinio di molti anni prima e che l'uomo ucciso, pur amando teneramente la moglie, era legato a una donna affascinante ed enigmatica. L'arrogante e iperattivo ispettore Giraud ha i suoi sospetti ma, come al solito, sarà Poirot a dire l'ultima parola.

There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place.

Read by David Suchet Now a major motion picture directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadot. Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries. The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the...

Doctor Robert Branch was a university professor, not a secret agent. But his best friend was dead and Branch knew that it couldn't have been suicide. He was also certain that the murder had been arranged by a Nazi espionage group operating on campus. The only trouble was, no one would believe him. Branch knew that the Nazis would have him eliminated as soon as it was convenient.

Squire Vane, a noble man from Cornwall, has three 'peacock trees' in his local village, imported by his ancestors. However, a sinister legend hovers around these trees: it is said that they are destined to spread disease and bring severe misfortune to those who cross them. A rationalist to his core and allergic to any form of superstition, Squire dismisses these rumours as nothing but foolish whispers. But when some local village people raise the topic with Squire, he can take no more – angered, he insists on spending the night sleeping beneath the trees to prove their harmlessness.

Step aboard the luxurious Blue Train for one of Agatha Christie's most intriguing mysteries in The Mystery of the Blue Train. When a wealthy young heiress is found murdered during a glamorous journey to the French Riviera, a priceless ruby vanishes without a trace. As secrets, jealousy, and betrayal come to light, the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve the case.

Ciò che Hercule Poirot apprezza di più nella vita è un enigma da risolvere. Così, quando la sua fedelissima segretaria si lascia sfuggire che la sorella, nel pensionato per studenti che dirige, è assillata da una inspiegabile serie di furti di oggetti apparentemente senza valore, Poirot si butta a capofitto nell'indagine. Il celebre detective ha notato subito qualcosa fuori posto. Forse anche perché al pensionato sono tutti terrorizzati. Ma, esattamente, da che cosa e da chi?

In New York City in the early 1930s, a man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone sees Longstreet die - but no one sees the killer. Inspector Thumm's few clues all lead up a blind alley. He finally seeks the aid of Drury Lane - retired Shakespearean actor, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth. Seated amid the splendor of the vast medieval halls of his castle on the Hudson, Drury Lane hears the story from the inspector.

At the tail end of the long summer of 1940, there is nowhere in the country more charming than Wrightsville. The Depression has abated, and for the first time in years the city is booming. There is hope in Wrightsville, but Ellery Queen has come looking for death. The mystery author is hoping for fodder for a novel, and he senses the corruption that lurks beneath the apple pie façade. He rents a house owned by the town's first family, whose three daughters star in most of the local gossip.

Still in the formative years of his career, Hercule Poirot faces a most taxing case: who killed Lord Cronshaw? Was Coco Courtenay’s death on the same night a mere coincidence? And did she deliberately take an overdose of cocaine? No sooner has Poirot revealed his astonishing powers of...

Ellery Queen challenges you to solve these clues to death. A thin envelope - worth a man's life. A shattered display case - whose stolen contents a thief replaced with a strange manuscript. The murder symbol: 3HS wM …the queer cipher found to be an old mark of death. These are but a few of the baffling signs Drury Lane follows down a path of deception and murder to one of the most startling climaxes in mystery fiction.

Read by Richard E. Grant and Hugh Fraser TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE! THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE The Murder at the Vicarage is Agatha Christie’s first mystery to feature the beloved investigator Miss Marple—as a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to the indomitable...

Charlie Muffin, an endearing spy, irritates his new boss and co-workers because of his appearance and age, but that doesn't stop them from taking the credit for his accomplishments. But Charlie perseveres and proves to be right over and over again in this story of the capture of a KGB general who is running a spy network in England.