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Végre elérkezik a nyár, a nyaralás, a kikapcsolódás ideje. Szeretnénk egy jó krimit is persze. Ha Agatha Christie novelláit választjuk, biztosan nem csalódunk. Nyári rejtélyek, álnok tervek, izgalmak, csalások. Csavaros és borzongató történeteket hallgathatunk a műfaj koronázatlan királynőjétől. Tartalom: A maharadzsa smaragdja, Mr. Davenheim eltűnése, A hihetetlen betörés, Az olasz gróf esete, A delphoi orákulum, A harlekin ösvény.

Miss Marple è nei Caraibi. Il luogo è splendido, il clima ideale, eppure l'anziana signora si annoia. L'unico diversivo consiste nell'ascoltare i racconti del maggiore Palgrave, instancabile narratore di avventure di caccia, vecchi scandali e omicidi rimasti impuniti. Un noioso tran-tran, insomma, se non fosse che proprio dopo uno di questi racconti il maggiore viene ritrovato cadavere. E Miss Marple intuisce subito che non si è trattato di morte naturale. Possibile che qualcuno abbia voluto tappargli la bocca?

Agatha Christie, famous for her ingenious crime novels, also wrote about crimes of the heart. Written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, Christie’s tales of romantic suspense further explore the human psychology she was so intrigued by, freed from the expectations of her mystery fans. Bereft of the three people she has held most dear—her mother, her husband and her daughter—Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island, she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.

Tíz egymásnak ismeretlen ember meghívást kap egy elhagyott szigeten álló pazar villába. Tízen érkeznek. De hányan távoznak? Szinte hihetetlen, hogy ez a több mint hetven éves mű, melyben nem a halálnemek véres leírásán, nem az öncélú erőszakon, hanem magán a történeten van a hangsúly, napjainkban is páratlan sikernek örvend. A legtitokzatosabb misztérium, melyet a bűnügyi regények koronázatlan királynője valaha is írt.

La historia comienza en un tren nocturno. Cuatro personas se encuentran en un compartimento: un clérigo, un psiquiatra, un abogado y una joven mujer llamada Miss Morrison. La conversación se torna hacia lo inexplicable y lo sobrenatural. El clérigo y el psiquiatra se burlan de tales creencias, pero el abogado, Raoul Daubreuil, tiene una historia que contar. Relata cómo conoció a una hermosa bailarina llamada Annette Ravel. Se enamoraron y tenían planes de casarse, pero Annette estaba obsesionada con su difunta madre, quien había muerto en un manicomio. Creía que su madre estaba tratando de comunicarse con ella desde el más allá.

Bereft of the three people she has held most dear - her mother, her husband and her daughter - Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain?

Agatha Christie's shocking courtroom drama, read on audio by her grandson, Mathew Prichard. When wealthy spinster Emily French is found murdered, suspicion falls to Leonard Vole, the man to whom she hastily bequeathed her riches before she died. Leonard assures the investigators that his wife, Romaine Heilger, can provide them with an alibi. However, when questioned, Romaine informs the police that Vole returned home late that night covered in blood.

A collection of works containing two classic mystery Agatha Christie novels featuring the redoubtable Superintendent Battle. Superintendent Battle's impassive expression misleads many new aquantances into underestimating the determined lawman - but it is not nothing that one of Scotland Yard's finest detectives is assigned the most volatile and mysterious cases of murder. In his first adventure, The Secret of Chimneys, the Superintendent is concerned with a missing packet of letters -- and their vital connection to murder and control of the throne of Herzoslovakia.

Hilary Craven har förlorat sina barn och blivit lämnad av sin man. Hon står i begrepp att ta sitt liv på ett marockanskt hotell när hon blir tillfrågad av den hemliga agenten Jessop att åta sig ett farligt uppdrag istället för att ta en överdos. Hilary antar uppdraget som visar sig gå ut på att hon ska låtsas vara kärnforskaren Thomas Bettertons fru som försvunnit under mystiska omständigheter. Man tror nu att hon kan ha anslutit till Sovjetunionen. Snart finner sig Hilary bland en udda blandning resenärer på väg mot en okänd destination. Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, var en brittisk deckarförfattare.

Chi è in grado di fare luce sulle morti avvenute da più di un decennio di un uomo e di una donna? Solo lui, Hercule Poirot, il geniale investigatore belga dall’istinto insuperabile, perspicace e astuto come nessun’altro. Lo trascina in questo vero è proprio cold case la sua amica, l’imprevedibile scrittrice di romanzi polizieschi, Ariadne Oliver. E lui non si tira indietro... grazie al suo metodo investigativo e alla sua tenacia, ridona il sorriso a una ragazza e un ragazzo che si amano.

From the Queen of Crime, a Golden Age detective mystery featuring friends sharing a country house and the practical joke that becomes a heinous crime. During a weekend party at The Chimneys, a historic English country house, a group of friends decide to play a prank on a friend infamous for oversleeping. Only the eight alarm clocks they set up in his room don't wake him up and, in the morning, they discover Gerald isn't just dead asleep. He's dead. Was it an overdose of the sleeping draught beside his bed? Or is there a murderer afoot? Led by Lady Eileen Brent, the houseguests investigate.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.

In Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness, ‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond. Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins collection Marple: Twelve New Stories.

Adéntrate en el laberinto de la política y el crimen escuchando Los Establos de Augías, que teje el gran engaño entre las sombras del poder. En este inteligente relato, el astuto Hercule Poirot se enfrenta no a un asesino sigiloso, sino a un entramado de corrupción que pone a prueba su agudeza mental. La limpieza de los establos míticos palidece ante la tarea de desinfectar la podredumbre de un ayuntamiento lleno de secretos tan antiguos como sórdidos.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time in digital audio, performed by Christopher Lee. A medium agrees to perform one last seance before retiring. But even she could not have anticipated the chain of events that it brings....

While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. The man opens his eyes and with his last breath says, "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Haunted by those words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger.... This title was previously published as The Boomerang Clue.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter, with the language targeted at learners of English.

Vuelve la sucesora de la Gran Dama del Crimen en el caso más difícil de Hércules Poirot. En el centenario de su creación, vuelve Hércules Poirot, el detective más famoso y brillante de la historia de la novela negra, que ha conquistado a más de 2 billones de lectores. Irlanda, 1929. Lady Athelinda Playford, una reconocida escritora de novelas de detectives para niños, ha invitado a varias personas a pasar una semana con ella en Lillieoak, su casa de campo.

A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie.