Una tabla pesada que sale en la cabecera de una cama. Una roca cae por un acantilado y se estrella en la pista. Los frenos de un coche en descenso... Y finalmente, una bala perdida que viene para quedarse en un sombrero! Para Hercules Poirot, de vacaciones en la costa sur de Inglaterra, no hay duda...
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Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid' of her estranged husband. Now he is dead and Jane had a cast-iron alibi, she was dining with friends at the time and after all he had granted her a divorce, so what motive did she have?
In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a small table for a séance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: Captain Trevelyan… dead… murder.
A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family fortune. Shortly afterwards, Hercule Poirot receives a visit from the dead mans sister-in-law who claims she has been warned by spirits that Mrs Underhays first husband is still alive.
Mrs. Ferrars ha muerto víctima de una sobredosis de somnífero; un año antes, su marido, de una gastritis, pero Carolina, hermana del médico del pueblo, sospecha envenenamiento. Después, el terrateniente Ackroyd aparece con una daga clavada en la espalda.
Bobby Jones juega al golf con un viejo amigo y en el hoyo 17 la bola se pierde por un acantilado. Al bajar a buscarla encuentra a un hombre agonizante que le susurra: '¿Por qué no le preguntan a Evans?'. Estas palabras llegarán a poner en peligro su vida.
Un lourd tableau qui se décroche à la tête d'un lit. Un rocher qui dévale une falaise et s'écrase sur le sentier. Les freins d'une voiture qui lâchent dans une descente... Et pour finir, une balle pe
Aquí tienes diez relatos cortos con protagonistas que sufren pequeños problemas cotidianos, alejados de la truculencia del crimen, pero llenos de simpatía y ternura, y con los que te identificarás ha
Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt.Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen
Un joven ex policía coincide en el tren con una solterona que le cuenta extrañas historias de 'un loco que se dedica a matar a gente que merece morir'. Además, le anuncia que la siguiente víctima ser
Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide. The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again... and again...
Tout le monde l'a remarqué à l'hôtel Salomon : cette Américaine qui visite la Palestine avec sa famille est une mégère tyrannique et les siens vivent terrorisés. "Il ne nous reste plus qu'à la tuer"
Ce n'est pas très joli de voler le fiancé de sa meilleure amie. Et même si l'amie en question semble se résigner, la ravissante et riche Linnet Ridgeway a bien des raisons d'être inquiète... Surtout
Miss Pebmarsh est aveugle et elle a été bien surprise d'apprendre qu'il y avait le corps d'un inconnu derrière son canapé.Et d'où viennent ces pendules - toutes en avance d'une heure - qui encombren
Famous painter Amyas Crale's wife was sentenced to life in prison for murdering him. Now, after sixteen years, their daughter has presented Hercule Poirot with a challenge: clear her mother's name by returning to the scene of the murder to find out the shocking truth behind the perfect crime.
