Christie Agatha

For the first time in a single combined B format, a new edition of Agatha Christie's eight stage plays, published to coincide with the 60th Anniversary Year of The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history. THE MOUSETRAP, the longest-running play in the history of London's West End, begins its 60th Year run on 25 November 2011. This new edition of eight works show how Agatha Christie's plays are as compulsive as her novels, their colourful characters and ingenious plots providing yet more evidence of her mastery of the detective thriller. THE MOUSETRAP A homicidal maniac terrorizes a group of snowbound guests to the refrain of 'Three Blind Mice'! AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Ten guilty people, brought together on an island in mysterious circumstances, await their sentence! APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH The suffocating heat of an exotic Middle-Eastern setting provides a backdrop for murder! THE HOLLOW A set of friends convene at a country home where their convoluted relationships mean that any one of them could be a murderer! WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION A stunning courtroom drama in whicha scheming wife testifies against her husband in a shocking murder trial. TOWARDS ZERO A psychopathic murderer homes in on the unsuspecting victims in a seaside house perched high on a cliff overlooking the Devonshire River Tern. VERDICT Passion and love are the deadly ingredients in this thriller in which a murder causes an unexpected chain of events. GO BACK FOR MURDER When Carla comes of age and discovers that her late mother was imprisoned for murdering her father, she is determined to prove her innocence.

The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense — creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters — brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks. Time is ticking away for a murderer in Christie's classic, The Clocks, as Poirot investigates the strange case of a corpse surrounded by numerous timepieces in a blind woman's house.

The murderer is with us-on the train now... Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man's enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again...

When Miss Marple complains of feeling old and helpless, her doctor jokingly suggests that she needs a murder to solve. Then there is a death in the village. Is it murder? Did the right person die? Suddenly, Jane Marple has a new interest in life. And then there are more deaths.

A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. 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 devasting 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 fans would agree. Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances. Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie's mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent. As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder.

Роман о расследовании отставным бельгийским полицейским Эркюлем Пуаро еще одного преступления. В роли его помощника выступает писательница Ариадна Оливер, которая в отличие от привычного для читателей Гастингса, обладает очень богатым воображением, да и сама пишет детективные романы.

Among the towering red cliffs and the ancient ruins of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton, the cruel and tyrannizing matriarch of the Boynton family. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her. With only twenty-four hours to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalls a remark he overheard back in Jerusalem: «You do see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?» Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he had ever met.

Another term has begun at Meadowbank, a prestigious, well-respected British girls' school. The indomitable headmistress is preparing to retire and name her successor. There is a disconcertingly mature Middle Eastern princess among the students and several new staff members in residence. And a brand-new sports pavilion is the pride of the campus. But the school year suddenly takes a deadly turn when one of the teachers is found shot to death. As the investigation ensues, it becomes clear that the killer was not an outsider — and equally clear that no one at Meadowbank is who he or she seems to be. It is up to Hercule Poirot to determine who is who — and, more importantly, what has drawn the killer to the school — before anyone else falls victim to the cat among the pigeons.

Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich. She's the girl who has everything — including the man her best friend loves. Linnet and her new husband take a cruise on the Nile, where they meet the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot. It should be an idyllic trip, yet Poirot has a vague, uneasy feeling that something is dangerously amiss...

Hercule Poirot was invited to the Hollow to tea, but found a murder waiting for him instead. The victim — an extraordinarily vital, emotionally complex doctor — was the last person anyone expected to see lying dead by the pool. And his meek, befuddled wife was the last person anyone would expect to see standing over him with a gun. Did she really shoot her husband? Or is she merely a second victim in a brilliantly planned plot by a daring, cunning murderer? To find the answers, Poirot delves deep into the character of the victim and those in his sphere, sorting through colorful personalities and tangled emotions. But in doing so, he finds himself thwarted by a person who he calls «one of the best antagonists that I have ever had.»

Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress — bailing out of a doomed marriage — is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on. Until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins to unfold...

Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckly. Nick is the young and reckless mistress of End House, an imposing structure perched on the rocky cliffs of St. Loo. Poirot has taken a particular interest in the young woman who has recently narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.

Beautiful, young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty; Hercule Poirot is all that stands between Elinor and the gallows...

The unifying premise for this short story collection is the Tuesday Club: six people who meet socially one evening at Jane Marple's home and then decide to meet regularly each Tuesday night to solve a mystery which a group member must relate.

A young, blond woman is found dead on the floor of Colonel and Mrs. Bantry's library. Nobody seems to know who the woman is, let alone how she wound up murdered in the Bantry's home. Jane Marple is called in and the chase is on.

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, «Evil Under the Sun» is one of Agatha Christie's most intriguing mysteries. When a gorgeous young bride is brutally strangled to death on the beach, only Hercule Poirot can sift through the secrets that shroud each of the guests and unravel the macabre mystery at this playground by the sea.

In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is long and includes her gold-digging new spouse and stepsons, her doctor, and her hired companion.

»Etes-vous heureux? Dans le cas contraire, consultez M. Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street». Cette annonce parue dans le Times attire bien des clients, un peu incrédules mais sans aucun doute malheureux. Aux quatre coins du monde, à Delphes, Chiraz ou Londres, Parker Pyne, professeur de bonheur, s'engage à vous faire retrouver l'amour et la joie de vivre. Evidemment, ses tarifs peuvent parfois paraître un peu élevés, mais qui ne risque rien n'a rien, et vous pouvez être sûr que Parker Pyne mettra en œuvre tous les moyens nécessaires, y compris les mises en scène les plus abracadabrantes... Douze nouvelles insolites d'Agathe Christie, où l'ingéniosité le dispute à l'humour.

Miss Jane Marple hat so ein friedliches Leben geführt, und doch kann sie nichts überraschen. Die alte Dame, die mit Strickzeug in ihrem Großvaterstuhl sitzt und so gütig und freundlich dreinschaut, hat genug Menschenkenntnis, Phantasie und Scharfsinn um all die ungelösten Fälle zu beenden, von denen ihre Freunde ihr erzählen: vergiftete Ehefrauen, erstochene Vettern, verschwundenes Gold, vertauschte Identitäten Miss Marple hat immer einen Vergleich aus dem beschaulichen Örtchen St. Mary Mead parat und löst den Fall. Zwanzig Kurzkrimis mit der unvergleichlichen Miss Marple!

The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense — creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters — brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks. Miss Marple: The Complete Story Collection gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Christie's short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator — an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest short form fiction in the crime fiction field.

Hercule, le héros grec, avait accompli douze travaux. Cependant, ce n'est pas du héros grec qu'il s'agit ici mais tout bonnement d'Hercule Poirot. Le célèbre détective belge est loin d'avoir le physique avantageux du fils de Zeus, mais il possède des petites cellules grises en assez bon état pour résoudre ces douze énigmes particulièrement ardues. Dans «L'Hydre de Lerne», par exemple, il est face au monstre le plus redoutable qui soit: la calomnie, et cette calomnie susurre que le docteur Oldfield a assassiné sa femme pour épouser sa garde-malade. De quoi envoyer à la potence un homme et une jeune fille... Douze nouvelles, douze mystères brillamment élucidés.

Volume 75 in the Agatha Christie Collection (1974) Limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide. Still in the formative years of his career, Hercule Poirot faces a most taxing case: who killed Lord Cronshaw? Was Coco Courtenay's death on the same night a mere coincidence? And did she deliberately take an overdose of cocaine? No sooner has Poirot revealed his astonishing conclusions, than he must turn his powers of deduction to seventeen other whirlwind mysteries.

Six nouvelles, six facettes de l'ingéniosité et du talent d'Agatha Christie. Où dissimuler, un soir de Noël, un rubis — gros comme un bouchon de carafe — dérobé à un prince oriental? Quelle foi ajouter à l'intuition de cette lady qui prétend savoir, contre toute vraisemblance, qui est l'assassin de son mari? Comment commettre un crime dans un jardin, alors qu'on vous a enfermé à double tour dans votre chambre? Hercule Poirot et Miss Marple ont réponse à tout...

It was an unusual predicament for Sir Stafford Nye — to awaken in a stupor after being drugged, only to find his passport stolen. There was also no trace of the fascinating woman he encountered in Frankfurt who begged him to help save her life. But Sir Stafford's troubles are only just beginning. The target of two murder attempts, he now seeks the help of the stranger who so urgently sought his. If he can locate her. What he finds is a woman of numerous identities and twice as many secrets, who ushers him into the shadows of an international conspiracy that could well prove to be the death of them.