A new Signature Edition of the Agatha Christie thriller, rejacketed in the stylish new series livery. When a number of leading scientists disappear without trace, concern grows within the international intelligence community. Are they being kidnapped? Blackmailed? Brainwashed?One woman appears to have the key to the mystery. Unfortunately, Olive Betteron now lies in a hospital bed, dying from injuries sustained in a Moroccan plane crash.Meanwhile, in a Casablanca hotel room, Hilary Craven prepares to take her own life. But her suicide attempt is about to be interrupted by a man who will offer her an altogether more thrilling way to die
A facsimile first edition hardback of Poirots most famous book, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. An American lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. With tension mounting, detective Hercule Poirot comes up with not one, but two solutions to the crime. To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot''s first appearance, and to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this launch title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting and format of the first edition from the Christie family''s own archive, this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. Need it be said the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end. Times Literary Supplement
Mr. Quin es un híbrido entre el detective clásico y el espíritu etéreo que llega y desparece en forma misteriosa como si su cuerpo no obedeciera las leyes físicas. Todos lo vieron alejarse y desaparecer absorbido por las tinieblas de la noche...
Es un duelo a muerte, amigo mío, Esos cuatro criminales aspiran a dominar el mundo, pero tendrán que contar conmigo'. Conversando con Hastings, Poirot nos introduce en la trama de este relato que califica como 'el caso más grande de mi vida'.
The curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlyweds fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on a train; a domestic-murder investigation; a wild mans sudden personality change; a retired inspectors hunt for a murderess; a young womans impersonation of a duchess; a necklace hidden in a basket of cherries; a mystery writers arrest for murder; an astonishing marriage proposal; a sopranos hatred of a baritone; the case of the rajahs emerald.
Un grupo de jóvenes, que pasan el fin de semana invitados en Chimneys, deciden gastar una broma al dormilón Jerry Wade, pero Jerry no despertará. Ha muerto por una sobredosis de somníferos. Tras esta
Tras los famosos casos de Styles y del Campo de Golf, la fama de Poirot crece día a día, llegando a convertirse en el detective predilecto de la buena sociedad británica. A esta época pertenecen estos relatos, como 'La aventura de la tumba egipcia'.
Un'oscura maledizione grava sul Campo degli Zingari, un vasto terreno nel quale sono avvenute molte terribili disgrazie. Eppure, da quando l'ha visto, il giovane Michael Rogers non ha che un pensiero: acquistarlo, costruirvi la casa dei sogni e andarvi ad abitare con la ragazza che ama. Un desiderio apparentemente irrealizzabile, vista la sua poverta. Ma un colpo di fortuna e dietro l'angolo: la ragazza di cui si e innamorato si rivela una ricchissima ereditiera. Tutto sembra andare per il verso giusto e il ragazzo riesce a far costruire una splendida villa. Ma sul Campo degli Zingari avviene un nuovo delitto...
Agatha Christie, la indiscutible reina del crimen y del misterio, nos presenta una colección de relatos cortos cuyos protagonistas son tres de sus detectives emblemáticos: Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple y Parker Pyne. Una ocasión única para compararlos.
Simeón Lee, un anciano riquísimo de extraño y despótico carácter, reúne en Navidades a toda su familia. Las aparentemente plácidas Navidades se convertirán en trágicas al ser brutalmente asesinado Simeón. Poirot hará de nuevo gala de su sagacidad.
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