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Hercule Poirot The Complete Short Stories
All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. ‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.’ The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own ‘little grey cells’ has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century. Appearing in Agatha Christie’s very first novel in 1920 and her very last in 1975, Hercule Poirot became the most celebrated detective since Sherlock Holmes, appearing in 33 novels, a play, and these 51 short stories. Arranged in their original publication order, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through his many film and television appearances. This edition now also includes Poirot and the Regatta Mystery, an early version of an Agatha Christie story not published since 1936!
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The Last Seance Tales of the Supernatural
From the queen of suspense, an all-new collection of her spookiest and most sinister stories, including an Agatha Christie story never before published in the USA, "The Wife of Kenite"! "Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction." (Tana French, New York Times best-selling author) 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 listening to these tales. The Last Séance gathers 20 stories, some featuring Christie's beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, in one haunting compendium that explores all things occult and paranormal, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.
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Passenger to Frankfurt
Sir Stafford Nye awakens in a drunken stupor. He finds that his passport has been stolen. He remembers a strange woman who sought his help in Frankfurt, she’d begged him to save her life. Now, Stafford himself is under threat. He’s been targeted twice, and he’s escaped by the hair on his neck. Now he turns to the woman for help, but who is this enticing lady? She has far too many identities, and more secrets than he can believe! She also seems to be part of an international conspiracy, one that will engulf Sir Stafford once and for all!
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4.50 from Paddington
Elspeth McGillicuddy begins to doubt her eyes. She knows she witnessed a murder at Paddington Station, but there was no body, no victim, no suspect, no other witnesses. Has she begun to lose it? Elspeth decides to ask an expert for her help, her old friend and confidante: Miss Jane Marple. Miss Marple returns to the scene of the crime, and she reveals that she trusts Elspeth completely.
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The Unexpected Guest
On a foggy night, Michael Starkwedder enters an isolated house, discovering the scene of a crime. A woman stands over the body of a dead man slumped in a chair. She holds a gun and tells Michael that she is Laura Warwick, the dead man’s wife. She also tells him that her husband was an abusive drunkard. Michael decides to help her cover up the crime. They put the blame on a man from the husband’s past: MacGregor, who lost his son in an accident involving the husband. However, when the police arrive on the scene, they make a startling discovery: MacGregor is dead. Will Michael and Laura manage to escape blame for the crime or will the police uncover the truth?
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The Rose and The Yew Tree
A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about love and anguish across the class divide. Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabriel, an ambitious and ruthless war hero, should appear in her life. For Isabella, the price of love would mean abandoning her dreams of home and happiness forever. For Gabriel, it would destroy his chance of a career and all his ambitions…
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A Daughter's daughter
A romance novel written by Agatha Christie under the name Mary Westmacott. When Ann falls in love she hopes for new happiness but her only child, Sarah, wrecks any chance of her remarriage. Resentment and jealousy corrode their relationship as each seeks relief in different directions.
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Ask A Policeman
This classic crime novel by six different authors is introduced by Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club and includes a never before published Preface by Agatha Christie, 'Detective Writers in England' in which she discusses her approach to writing and her fellow writers in the Detection Club. Lord Comstock is a barbarous newspaper tycoon with enemies in high places. His murder in the study of his country house poses a dilemma for the Home Secretary. In the hours before his death, Lord Comstock's visitors included the government Chief Whip, an Archbishop and the Assistant Commissioner for Scotland Yard. Suspicion falls upon them all and threatens the impartiality of any police investigation. Abandoning protocol, the Home Secretary invites four famous detectives to solve the case - Mrs Adela Bradley, Sir John Saumarez, Lord Peter Wimsey and Mr Roger Sheringham. All are different, all are plausible, all are on their own and none of them can ask a policeman.
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Mystereous Affair Style
Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.