Agatha Christie
2) Towards zero
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Superintendent Battle mysteries volume 3
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One of Agatha Christie's own ten favorite novels, Towards Zero puts Superintendent Battle and Inspector Leach on the case as they investigate the murder of an elderly widow. What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a house party gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly...
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 13
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"Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s 'private collection.' Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether..." --publisher's website.
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 11
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Agatha Christie's beloved classic novel sets Hercule Poirot on the trail of a serial killer--now a limited streaming series starring John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, and Tara Fitzgerald. "There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie."-- Sunday Times (London) Description: "Let us see, Mr. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be." There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country...
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"Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as 'the typical old maid of fiction,' Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St. Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature—and used it to devastating effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard, has been heard to say: 'She’s just the finest detective God ever made'—and many Agatha Christie...
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"For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling stories from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. Fantastic psychic visions, specters looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, a man who switches bodies with a cat--be sure to keep the light on whilst reading these tales. The Last Séance gathers twenty stories, some featuring Christie's beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, in...
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"Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leap at the chance. Their first case is a success—the triumphant recovery of a pink pearl. Other cases soon follow—a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. But can they live up to their slogan of 'Any case solved in...
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"Mrs. Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled up one an advertisement in the Times that read: 'Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne.' Equally adept at putting together the fragments of a murder mystery or the pieces of a broken marriage, Mr. Parker Pyne is possibly the world's most unconventional private investigator. Armed with just his intuitive knowledge of human nature, he is an Englishman...
15) The grand tour
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"In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a ten-month voyage around the world. Her husband, Archibald Christie, had been invited to join a trade mission to promote the British Empire Exhibition, and Christie was determined to go with him. It was a life-changing decision for the young novelist, a true voyage of discovery that would inspire her future writing for years to come. Placing her two-year-old daughter in the care of her sister, Christie set sail...
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"Durante unas placenteras vacaciones en Egipto, el detective Hércules Poirot coincide con Linnet y Simon, unos conocidos suyos que están de luna de miel en el país de los faraones. El encanto de tan maravillosos días se rompe cuando una mañana, en el transcurso de un crucero por el Nilo, la bella Linnet aparece muerta de un disparo en la cabeza. ¿Será capaz Poirot de encontrar al asesino de la joven esposa? ¿Será capaz de discernir entre...
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"El cuerpo sin vida de una heredera yace en el vagón de un tren. Un joven popular es acuchillado en un baile de disfraces. Una anciana sospecha que está siendo envenenada. Un príncipe teme por su reputación cuando se sabe que su novia está implicada en un asesinato. El cadáver de un hombre solitario que habitaba una vieja mansión descansa en su habitación con un tiro en la cabeza. Estos son solo algunos de los casos a los que se enfrenta el...
19) Testigo de cargo
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Tras ser arrestado por el asesinato de la adinerada Emily French, Leonard Vole tiene todo en su contra. Su abogado, John Mayhew, está convencido de su inocencia y cuenta con una última opción de salvar a su cliente: Romaine, la esposa de Leonard, quien tiene una coartada que lo exculparía. Pero la infidelidad de su marido no pondrá nada fácil que testifique a su favor. La relación entre John y Leonard se irá estrechando a medida que avanza...