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Ein Meisterdetektiv ist immer im Einsatz - so auch Hercule Poirot, der sich auf dem Nildampfer eigentlich erholen wollte. Wäre da nicht die bildschöne Millionenerbin Linnet Ridgeway, deren Hochzeitsreise auf dem Schiff mit dem Tod endet. Als der belgische Meisterdetektiv die Ermittlungen aufnimmt, sticht er damit in ein "Wespennest", denn nahezu jeder der Mitreisenden hat ein Tatmotiv.

June Whitfield returns as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations. Specially broadcast to mark the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth, these brand new dramas are based on three of her best short stories.

מי רצח את לינט רידג׳ווֵיי היפהפייה? על רקע מקדשי הפרעונים נוראי ההוד של מצרים מוצאת את עצמה חבורת תיירים בזירת פשע לא צפויה – ספינת טיולים על נהר הנילוס. כשמתברר כי גם הבלש פוארו בין הנוסעים, עד מהרה נהיים כולם חשודים במעשה. 

Hércules Poirot y el primer asesino en serie de su carrera. Cuando Hércules Poirot recibe una carta en la que se le desafía a solucionar un crimen inminente, cree que se trata solo de una broma de mal gusto. Pero, aun así, su intuición le hace temer lo peor… Y no se equivoca: Alice Ascher, una estanquera de Andover, es asesinada el día anunciado. Después de ella, el misterioso asesino amenaza a una segunda víctima, esta vez en Bexhill. Y luego, una tercera, en Churston.

King's Abbot è un tipico paesino della campagna inglese dove non succede mai nulla di speciale. Un giorno però qualcosa accade: l'uomo più ricco del paese, Roger Ackroyd, viene assassinato proprio quando sta per leggere una lettera che avrebbe fatto luce sul misterioso suicidio di un'amica, la signora Ferrars. Il delitto getta nello sgomento la piccola comunità. Ma, in particolare tra gli amici e i parenti della vittima, non tutti hanno da dolersi dell'accaduto. Almeno così sembra credere un buffo investigatore belga in pensione.

A powerful, deeply insightful middle-grade novel that poignantly deals with themes of friendship, bullying, and loneliness. Alex has worked out a foolproof plan to avoid being picked on. Don't react. It's so simple, it just might work. David, a boy in his class, does react. He's branded a weirdo, becomes an outcast, and is given a terrible nickname. Alex is determined not to suffer the same fate.

Women Destroy Science Fiction!, a special issue of Lightspeed magazine (winner of two Hugo Awards), is an all-science-fiction extravaganza, written and edited entirely by women.

After turning 50, losing her former life partner to cancer and seeing her kids move on as young adults, Kate Christie was faced with the fact that life is too short. And it was time to do something about it. So Kate created the concept of a “life list”: A list of everything she wanted to do and be while she was still young enough to enjoy it. A list of abundant, joyful new discoveries and opportunities. Using her unique framework to inspire not only big goals but also real action, Kate shows you exactly how to design and implement your own life list. Why? Because it’s your turn.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Whilst dining at the Bantrys, Miss Marple is asked to tell a murder mystery. She recounts the time she could tell from a man’s behaviour that he was planning to kill his wife. But at the time of the...

Pregata da un'amica, Miss Marple si è trasferita temporaneamente nell'immensa villa vittoriana di Stonygates dove il proprietario, Lewis Serrocold, ha organizzato un istituto di rieducazione per giovani delinquenti. Sull'antico edificio regna un'atmosfera di mistero che culmina nell'assassinio di un ricco filantropo in visita. L'ispettore Curry, incaricato nelle indagini, non sa come muoversi in quello strano ambiente di bizzarri idealisti, psichiatri e minorati mentali.

Miss Marple hat sich den Urlaub in der Karibik redlich verdient. Da wird eine Leiche im Hotel gefunden und Miss Marple kann's natürlich nicht lassen und ermittelt sofort. Auf der ihr eigenen Weise entlockt sie so manchem Hotelgast ein mysteröses Geheimnis und kann recht bald den Kreis der Verdächtigen enger ziehen. Da geschieht ein zweiter Mord und Miss Marple muß sich ins Zeug legen, um den Mörder zu entllarven.

In recent years "recovery" has become a sports and fitness buzzword. Anyone who works out or competes at any level is bombarded with the latest recovery products and services: from drinks and shakes to compression sleeves, foam rollers, electrical muscle stimulators, and sleep trackers. In Good to Go, acclaimed FiveThirtyEight science writer Christie Aschwanden takes listeners on an entertaining and enlightening tour through this strange world.

With a unique combination of ancient and contemporary wisdom from Tibetan Buddhism, The Diamond Cutter presents readers with empowering strategies for success in their personal and professional lives.

In Mrs. McGinty’s Dead, one of Agatha Christie’s most ingenious mysteries, the intrepid Hercule Poirot must look into the case of a brutally murdered landlady. Mrs. McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion falls immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose...

When down-at-heart Eva notices she's being watched by a tall and slightly shy man in the supermarket, she decides to challenge him. It turns out Ben is the gentle giant she's always wanted to meet. She pours her heart out to him about her crappy life and lecherous boss. She takes Ben back to her house to seduce him. However, Ben has a secret that might just put Eva off. What will happen when Eva discovers Ben's secret?

Hercule Poirot and his good friend Captain Hastings are enjoying a well-deserved break on the Cornish Riviera. Wandering along the terrace of the Hotel Majestic on the first morning of their stay, Poirot literally falls at the feet of a pretty, dark-haired girl and, much to Hastings' delight...

A classic Marple mystery, read by the inimitable Richard E. Grant. Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his ‘counting house' when he suffered an agonising and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme.

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation from the Queen of Crime. Father Gorman is called to a dingy rooming house to see a woman who, before she dies, confesses a bizarre tale to him. Leaving the house he is followed but, in the fog, a fatal blow is struck. Nine names on a piece of paper found in...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad. After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the...

Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater. A...