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L’incontro casuale tra un uomo, Larraby e una donna, Celia, in un’assolata località di vacanza spagnola è l’incipit che dà il via al racconto di una vita ormai trascorsa. Celia si confida con lo sconosciuto, non gli nasconde nulla del suo passato, soprattutto della sua esperienza matrimoniale andata in frantumi. Parla di sé senza reticenze, forse perché finalmente si è assunta la responsabilità di quanto è accaduto ed è forse disposta a ricominciare a sperare.

The Mystery of the Blue Train In this official authorized edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, robbery and brutal murder aboard a luxury transport ensnares the ever-attentive Hercule Poirot. When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene...

Hercule Poirot bárhol szívesebben töltené a karácsonyt, mint egy kifűthetetlen, tizenhatodik századi udvarházban, de egy eltűnt rubin rejtélye mégis odavonzza. Az igazi angol karácsony elképzelhetetlen a karácsonyi puding nélkül, amely ezúttal is igen tartalmas fogásnak bizonyul. Második történetünkben egy szép hölgy és a féltékenység körül forognak az események. Othelló óta azonban tudjuk, hogy mi mindenre képes a zöldszemű szörny.

Murder and mystery lurk in the picturesque English countryside in this new collection of Agatha Christie short stories. Growing up in Torquay, Agatha Christie’s love of the West Country never left her and many of her most intriguing mysteries are set on the moors and shores of Devon and...

Sir Claud Amory's formula for a powerful new explosive has been stolen, presumably by a member of his large household. Sir Claud assembles his suspects in the library and locks the door, instructing them that the when the lights go out, the formula must be replaced on the table -- and no...

Die vier letzten Krimis von Harley Quin, dem Lieblingsdetektiv von Agatha Christie. Mr. Sattisway geht bei Künstlern und der feinen Gesellschaft ein und aus. So kauft er einem jungen Maler ein Bild eines toten Harlekins ab. Ihm kommt plötzlich ein lange zurück liegender Mordfall in den Sinn. Da taucht Mr. Harley Quin auf und die beiden können den Fall lösen. Eine junge Frau wird erhängt aufgefunden und Mr. Harley Quin gibt Mr. Sattisway einen Tipp, wer der Mörder war.

In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, a fatal dose of poison meant for a glamorous movie star fells her ardent admirer instead—and Miss Marple is there to unmask a murderer. One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

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 on Friday, October...

Miss Marple, living a quiet life in St Mary Mead, is saddened to hear of the death of Jason Rafiel. Not that they were friends - the old financier was much too irascible and self-centred for friendship - but they had once been allies in solving a series of murders that took place on the tiny...

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 short mystery fiction all featuring...

Agatha Christie’s most famous characters—including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the sun beats down in this all-new summer themed collection from the Queen of Mystery. Summertime—as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From...

In una stradina tranquilla e silenziosa nei pressi di Hyde Park, sorge il Bertram Hotel, un elegante albergo edoardiano. Qui approda anche Miss Marple, la quale intuisce che dietro quell'atmosfera rarefatta si cela un certo che di strano. Qualcuno che non dovrebbe essere lì, un brano di conversazione ascoltato per caso, un'espressione colta al volo su un viso... basta poco per insospettire Miss Marple.

Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister, in this classic Agatha Christie mystery now available in an updated edition with a foreword Sophie Hannah. “He was murdered, wasn’t he?” When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered, the extraordinary remark she...

The inimitable Agatha Christie intrigues, surprises, and delights with The Mysterious Mr. Quin—a riveting collection of short stories centered around the enigmatic Harley Quin, whose unpredictable comings and goings are usually a good indication that something is about to happen…and rarely...

TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE! From the Queen of Mystery, The Man in the Brown Suit, in which a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station, and in 4:50 From Paddington, a woman in one train...

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 sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise...

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series...

Young Gwenda Reed arrives in England from New Zealand, travelling ahead of her husband Giles and charged with the task of finding the perfect place to make their base. In the quiet village of Dilmouth, she finds a house with immediate appeal. A few renovations will convert it into her ideal home...

The Leonides are one big happy family livingin a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. Thatis until the head of the household, Aristide, ismurdered with a fatal barbiturate injection. Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s youngwidow, fifty years his junior. But the murdererhas reckoned without...