Em 1928, Agatha Christie viajou ao Oriente Médio pela primeira vez – para Bagdá e de lá para as ruínas de Ur. No ano seguinte, repetiu a jornada e conheceu o jovem arqueólogo Max Mallowan, que se tor
Auf Stonygate, dem feudalen Landsitz ihrer Jugendfreundin Carrie Louise, trifft Miss Marple deren ganze Familie. Gleichzeitig ist Stonygate auch eine Erziehungsanstalt für straffällig gewordene Jugendliche. Der Vermögensverwalter der Stiftung für diese Anstalt, der Stiefsohn von Carrie Louise, wird erschossen, während sich Miss Marple noch fragt, was an der Atmosphäre auf Stonygate ihr so unwirklich vorkommt, fast so, als sei das Ganze eine große Inszenierung, fast wie eine Fata Morgana...
Pourquoi Mrs Lancaster a-t-elle brusquement quitté la maison de retraite où Tommy et Tuppence Beresford sont venus voir leur tante Ada ? Et pourquoi cette vieille dame un peu perdue faisait-elle allu
A train journey from Turkey to France is delayed by thick snow. So when a passenger on the train is found murdered in his bed, it is the perfect opportunity for Agatha Christie's famous detective, Hercule Poirot, to prove his ability and solve the crime using the power of his brain.
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 her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth''s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board!
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 to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences. For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ''Seven Dials'' were to take on a new and chilling significance!
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
Agatha Christie. The search of secret documents, written during the First World War, which were lost in the sinking of the Lusitania, resulting in a fight between British intelligence and an international band that wants to use the documents as an instrument of Bolshevik propaganda. The mysterious Mr. Brown: But in the maelstrom of war two young spies.
Truman
