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Hercule Poirot, along with three other luminaries from the world of crime detection, is invited to dinner by the renowned London socialite Dr Shaitana. Also on the guest list are four members of what Shaitana calls his Black Museum - a collection of murderers who have each succeeded in 'getting...

Read by David Suchet and Hugh Fraser A dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes committed in the pages of Agatha Christie’s The Under Dog and Other Stories, a superior collection of...

A weekly dinner party. Ten amateur sleuths. The Tuesday Night Club murders. On a quiet Tuesday in St Mary Mead, a group of friends gather for dinner. A policeman, a clergyman, a solicitor, an author, an artist, and an unassuming lady with a shrewd gaze – Miss Jane Marple. Conversation naturally turns to crime. Each recounts a seemingly unsolvable mystery. Each thinks they know the answer. But it’s the one they least expect who understands the true nature of each wicked act.

Part of a new look for Hercule Poirot for the 21st Century. Read by Hugh Fraser, who plays Captain Hastings in the popular TV series. Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he...

Read by David Suchet Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul—as well as other dastardly crimes—in this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond . . . then came the “suicide” that was...

Die beiden Privatdetektive Mr. Harley Quin und Mr. Sattisway ermitteln in ihren spannensten Fällen: In Monte Carlo entlarven sie im Casino eine Betrügerin. Auf Korsika klären sie ein lange zurückliegendes Verbrechen auf und ein Unschuldiger aus dem Gefängnis freikommt. In England helfen sie einer jungen Frau, die Stimmen hört und Gespenster sieht.Und schließlich vereitelt Mr. Sattisway einen Mordanschlag auf eine junge Dame und verhilft ihr zu ihrem Glück.

This is the story that made Agatha Christie famous, and which was also one of her own favourites. It begins when the wealthy Mrs Farrars is found dead of an apparent overdose, one year after the death of her husband. The villagers of King's Abbot are suspicious, for local rumour has it that...

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.

A lavish weekend party, a practical joke that goes murderously wrong, and stolen state secrets all transpire in The Seven Dials Mystery, by Agatha Christie. Full of her usual sly wit this clever murder mystery is a classic detective story featuring some of the characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys: Lady Eileen (Bundle) Brent, Lord Caterham, Bill Eversleigh, George Lomax, Tredwell, and Superintendent Battle.

Read by Hugh Fraser Now Streaming Exclusively on BritBox! When a gathering at a clifftop estate leads to murder troubled detective James Leach and Superintendent Battle must unravel a web of secrets and jealousy—before another victim falls. What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt...

An alarming telephone call, in which the phrases “it’s life and death” and “the table with the yellow irises” are whispered, causes Hercule Poirot to rush to the luxuriant restaurant Jardin des Cygnes, desperate to stop an impending murder and find the person behind the voice on the...

Read by Hugh Fraser Agatha Christie once again demonstrates her mastery of the short form mystery with Parker Pyne Investigates—short stories of crime and detection featuring Parker Pyne, certainly one of the most unconventional private investigators ever to pursue a hot lead. Mrs. Packington...

Read by David Suchet In Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Hercule Poirot stands between her and the gallows. Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused...

Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison, just as Poirot had predicted. Even more troubling for the great detective, there was absolutely no motive.

Tizenhat évvel ezelőtt Caroline Crale-t elítélték férje, a zseniális festő meggyilkolásáért. Most lánya, Carla egyetlen célja, hogy bebizonyítsa anyja ártatlanságát. Hercule Poirot-nak nincs könnyű dolga: tizenhat év porát kell lefújnia az emlékekről. Öt tanú, öt különböző nézőpont. Az „öt kismalac" közül azonban valaki hazudik. Hercule Poirot – aki természetesen mit sem veszített zsenialitásából – bravúros logikával kideríti az igazságot...

Read by Hugh Fraser The legendary detective saves his best for last as he races to apprehend a five-time killer before the final curtain descends in Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, the last book Agatha Christie published before her death. The crime-fighting careers of Hercule Poirot and Captain...

Hércules Poirot se enfrenta a un asesinato de altura. Desde el asiento número nueve, Poirot está idealmente ubicado para observar a los demás pasajeros del avión. A su derecha se sienta una mujer joven, claramente enamorada del hombre de enfrente. Más adelante, en la butaca número trece...

Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: "Henrietta". In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool. Poirot's enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect, and each a victim of love.

When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service, and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.

Read by Emilia Fox A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement—and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take place...