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"At a Hallowe'en party, Joyce--a hostile thirteen-year-old--boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the 'evil presence.' But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a doubler murderer..."--P. [4] of cover.
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Hercule Poirot stood on the clifftop. Here, many years earlier, there had been a fatal accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two bodies--a husband and wife who had been shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves into the past and discovers that "old sins leave long shadows."--- Book Description.
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"Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme."--Back cover.
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The murder of Colonel Protheroe -- shot through the head -- is a shock to everyone in St Mary Mead, though hardly an unpleasant one. Now even the vicar, who had declared that killing the detested Protheroe would be 'doing the world at large a favour, ' is a suspect -- the Colonel has been dispatched in the clergyman's study, no less. But the picturesque English village of St Mary Mead is overpopulated with suspects. There is of course the faithless...
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"Hercule Poirot rushes to France in response to an urgent and cryptic plea from a client. But the Belgian detective arrives just too late: the man who had summoned him is found dead on a golf course, stabbed in the back with a letter opener and wearing an ill-fitting coat with a mysterious love letter in its pocket. Strange circumstances multiply, culminating in the discovery of a second body stabbed with the same murder weapon. While the local authorities...
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Fireside Detective: Cozy Mysteries for the Cold Months
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Eleven wintry whodunits from Agatha Christie, including stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
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"First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond ... then came the "suicide" that was murder ... the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat ... a suspicious death in a locked gun room ... a million dollar bond robbery ... the curse of a pharaoh's tomb ... a jewel robbery by the sea ... the abduction of a prime minister ... the disappearance of a banker ... a phone call from a dying man ... and, finally, the mystery of the missing will. What...
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A poisoning many years ago may not have been accidental after all...Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings. However, when she writes down the letters, they spell...
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After the death of her husband, Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to the former film star Marina Gregg and her husband. When the glamorous couple decide to throw a benefit party for the local hospital, the grounds are thronged with curious visitors, and for one of them, the day ends in tragedy.
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"An old-fashioned London hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out to be. When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she?s looking for at Bertram?s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service, and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on...
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Previously published in the print anthology Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot. A young woman commits suicide while her roommate is away for the weekend. However, the lead inspector is sufficiently doubtful about the cause of death to call for the help of Hercule Poirot.
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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to...
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Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
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"Boję się strzelać" powtórzył Haydock bezradnie. Ale w tej samej chwili huknął strzał. Kobieta zachwiała się i upadła, nie wypuściwszy Betty z objęć. Mężczyźni podbiegli do niej. Pani Sprout trzymała w ręku dymiący rewolwer. Dygotała gwałtownie, źrenice miała rozszerzone. Jak automat przeszła kilka kroków i stanęła. Tomasz ukląkł przy ciałach. Obrócił je ostrożnie. Zobaczył twarz kobiety, spostrzegł niezwykłe,...
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Acclaimed mystery novelist Agatha Christie has written some of the world's most loved crime stories, including the tales of Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and more. These collector's items will introduce new viewers to the Agatha Christie mysteries by featuring some of the best television adaptations.
A man is accused in the murder of a wealthy woman who made him her heir and claims that his wife can prove his innocence, but his wife, as it turns...
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In 1920s London, brutal and bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily's dedicated housekeeper Janet Mcintyre stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic...
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Ten people - eight strangers and two married domestics - attend a posh weekend at a remote castle. Each has unwittingly been invited to his or her own murder. A familiar nursery rhyme of ten Indian figurines affixed to a serving plate at the castle. After the fatal poisoning of a guest, one figurine goes missing. One down, nine to go.
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When a wealthy widow is found murdered, her married lover is accused of the crime. The lawyer defending him is in ill health and his only hope for acquittal is the testimony of the accused's wife, proving his alibi. However, she has some secrets of her own to reveal.