A collection of short stories featuring the 'heart specialist', Parker Pyne.Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times ... Zobraziť viac
In a quiet English village, a killer is about to strike. Again and again.Officer Luke Fitzwilliam is on a train to London when he meets a strange woman. She claims there is a serial killer in the quiet village of Wychwood. He has already taken ... Zobraziť viac
Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd was about to be married... Zobraziť viac
Did you know that one of the world's sharpest and most forensic minds inhabited the persona of an attractive old lady, with pink cheeks and blue eyes, and a gentle, rather fussy manner? Discover the secrets of Miss Marple in this ... Zobraziť viac
A captivating novel of love and intrigue.Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then ... Zobraziť viac
An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will...Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, ... Zobraziť viac
The daughter of an American millionaire dies on a train en route for Nice...When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again - for a heavy blow has killed ... Zobraziť viac
A dentist lies murdered at his Harley Street practice...The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local... Zobraziť viac
A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of eight separate alarm clocks...Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set ... Zobraziť viac
Agatha Christie's most famous murder mystery.Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon... Zobraziť viac
Evidence that clears the name of a boy sentenced for killing his adopted mother arrives too late to save his life - so who... Zobraziť viac
An elderly stroke victim dies without having arranged a will...Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock,... Zobraziť viac
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners... Zobraziť viac
These five early stories, unpublished since their first magazine appearances in the '20s and '30s, were finally unearthed 21... Zobraziť viac
Framed in the doorway of Poirot´s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man´s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell... Zobraziť viac
In the quiet village of King's Abbot a widow's suicide has stirred suspicion - and dreadful gossip. There are rumors she murdered her first husband, rumors she was being blackmailed, and rumors that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd... Zobraziť viac
Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now‚ tragically‚ came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose... Zobraziť viac
A novel of anger, jealousy, betrayal and murder in 2000 BCIt is Egypt, 2000 BC, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree ... Zobraziť viac
This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in th... Zobraziť viac
Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery, with a striking new cover to tie in with the highly anticipated 2022 film adaptation.The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through t... Zobraziť viac
