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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity, and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot, who is all that stands between Elinor and the gallows.

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!

Audible Studios presenta una produzione Audible Originals: Poirot a Styles Court, con Claudio Santamaria nel ruolo del leggendario Hercule Poirot. Un’audio serie corale che riunisce un cast d’eccezione, nell’adattamento del romanzo d’esordio di Agatha Christie. Inghilterra, 1914. Il mondo è precipitato in un conflitto senza precedenti. Ferito nel corpo e nell’animo, il capitano Hastings accetta l’invito a trascorrere la convalescenza a Styles Court, l’imponente dimora di campagna di un vecchio amico.

In una tiepida notte mediorientale Raymond e Carol Boynton sussurrano tra loro... sono affacciati alla finestra della stanza del loro hotel, stanno condannando a morte la loro matrigna. Agatha Christie ambienta questa vicenda che ha il ritmo di un vero e proprio thriller, tra Gerusalemme, Petra e Amman e si supera, come non mai, nella narrazione della realtà agghiacciante in cui la famiglia Boynton vive, gravata dalle suggestioni provocate dal loro disagio psichico.

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?

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.

Presenting an American voice for this legendary Agatha Christie mystery with one of her best denouements.

The novel is set on the edge of Dartmoor, a rugged, brooding upland in Devonshire, southwestern England. The tiny village of Sittaford, "at all times remote from the world," Christie tells us, is even more isolated because of a huge snowstorm. Here Mrs. Willett, a recent arrival, along with her daughter, Violet, has rented the house of Captain Trevelyan, a wealthy retired naval officer. Mrs. Willett hosts a séance, inviting several neighbors, including John Burnaby, the captain's best friend.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The pharaoh's curse has claimed another life. Poirot doesn't believe in curses. When the excavator of a newly opened Egyptian tomb dies suddenly, followed by a second unexplained death among his team, the press calls it the vengeance of an ancient king...

Multicast narration featuring David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, and more At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation, Hercule Poirot. Featuring narration from David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Nigel Hawthorne, Isla Blair, and Simon...

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...

The Detective Debut Collection brings together six landmark novels that mark the first appearances of some of crime fiction's most iconic sleuths. From country houses and village greens to Victorian London and crowded theatre queues, these classic mysteries established the characters, methods and unforgettable storytelling that continue to define detective fiction today. Packed with ingenious puzzles, memorable suspects and brilliantly unexpected twists, these novels showcase the birth of legendary detectives.

Before forensic laboratories and digital surveillance, there were detectives armed with little more than sharp observation, logical reasoning and an instinct for uncovering the truth. The Traditional Detectives Collection gathers seven of the greatest mystery novels ever written, introducing the legendary sleuths who laid the foundations of modern crime fiction. From fog-shrouded moors and country houses to bustling London streets and locked-room puzzles, these classic stories are filled with ingenious plots, memorable characters and satisfying twists.

Perfectly crafted for listeners who enjoy a mystery in a single sitting, Detective Short Stories: The Collection brings together five classic short story collections featuring some of the greatest detectives ever created. From impossible crimes and daring thefts to baffling disappearances and clever deceptions, these stories showcase the golden age of detective fiction at its finest.

Two legendary detectives. Two unforgettable mysteries. The beginning of a crime-fiction legacy. Agatha Christie introduced the world to two of literature's greatest detectives with these landmark novels. The Mysterious Affair at Styles marks the first appearance of the meticulous Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot, while The Murder at the Vicarage introduces the seemingly unassuming but brilliantly perceptive Miss Marple.

Miss Marple no está nada satisfecha con los resultados de las investigaciones que realiza la policía, y considera que esa muerte beneficia a más de una persona en el pueblo. El cuerpo sin vida del coronel Protheroe es hallado en el despacho del vicario. Miss Marple no está nada satisfecha...

100 años de historias de Agatha Christie El primer caso de Hércules Poirot, una oportunidad única para descubrir dónde empezó todo Essex, Inglaterra. En la mansión Styles, la millonaria Emily Inglethorp es hallada muerta en su cama, aparentemente víctima de un ataque cardíaco. Pero el...

A Buckingham-palota vagy a Big Ben, igen ez London. De a bűn útjai Agatha Christie-nél nem a nevezetességekhez vezetnek, hanem Hampstead-be, Claphambe vagy épp Westminsterbe. Poirot-t, Tommyt és Tuppence-t, Mr. Quinnt azonban mindez a legkevésbé sem zavarja abban, hogy a bűnösök nyomába eredjen...

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Agatha Christie's debut novel and the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, one of the most famous detectives in crime fiction.

Another title in the ever popular Agatha Christie series. The suave and debonair Colonel Race must solve a question, not of ‘accidental death or suicide’, but ‘murder or double murder’. Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her –...