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An archaeologist's wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq...It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of 'Lovely Louise', wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner. In a few days' time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site. But with Louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations, and tension within the group becoming almost unbearable, Poirot might just be too late...

Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous...Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which Hercule Poirot could solve even the most puzzling mystery is obvious. Chronicled by his friend Captain Hastings, these eighteen early cases - from theft and robbery to kidnapping and murder - were all guaranteed to test Poirot's soon-to-be-famous 'little grey cells' to their absolute limit.

Egy zimankós téli napon kis vendégfogadó nyílik az isten háta mögött, ahová, csodák csodája, egymás után érkeznek a vendégek: a kaján vigyorú walesi fiatalember, Christopher Wren; az agresszív, zord külsejű Mrs. Boyle; a katonás eleganciájú Metcalf őrnagy; és a pipiskedő külföldi, Mr. Paravicini. A panziót vezető újdonsült házaspár, Giles és Molly Davis a nagy munka közepette tán észre sem veszi, milyen különös alakok szálltak meg náluk. Azután az intézményt egy hatalmas hóvihar a szó szoros értelmében elvágja a külvilágtól. Ám az aggodalom akkor hág a tetőfokára, amikor a rendőrség mégis eljut a Monkswell-vendégházba. Az ifjú Trotter őrmester ugyanis beszámol az egybegyűlteknek a két napja, Londonban történt gyilkosságról, s közli velük, a tettes itt van közöttük, és újból ölni készül...

Anne Beddingfeld igazi kalandregény-hősnő: merész, önálló, szép és félárva. Egy baja van csak, a faluban, ahol él, kaland csak a filléres regényekben és a moziban terem. Édesapja halála után azonban Londonba kerül, és tanúja lesz, amint egy férfi ijedtében a földalatti síneire esik és meghal. A halál beálltát megállapító orvos pedig elveszít egy cédulát. De a cédulának naftalinszaga van, mint a halott kabátjának! Anne nagy lelkesedéssel nyomoz, a Malomházban, Londonban, egy óceánjárón, Dél-Afrikában. Megismerkedik egy parlamenti képviselővel, egy társasági szépasszonnyal, Race ezredessel és egy titkárral, aki a Borgiák fő méregkeverője lehetne külseje alapján. Agatha Christie fiatalkori, könnyed, szellemes kaland-krimijében persze senki sem az, akinek látszik...

Agatha Christie's most audacious crime mystery, reissued to mark 90 years since it was first published with a facsimile cover from 1931. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew the woman he loved had poisoned her first husband, that someone was blackmailing her, and that as a consequence she had just taken her own life. But as he read the letter that would tell him the identity of her mysterious blackmailer, he was stabbed to death in a locked room ...The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of Agatha Christie's most brilliant detective novels and the book that catapulted her to worldwide renown. As a play, under the title of Alibi, it then enjoyed a long and successful run with Charles Laughton as Hercule Poirot. First published in May 1926 by Collins, and joining their Detective Story Club imprint in August 1931 to tie in with the release of the film version starring Austin Trevor as Poirot, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd remains as powerful and shocking today as when it was first published 90 years ago. THIS DETECTIVE STORY CLUB CLASSIC is introduced by crime fiction expert Tony Medawar, who investigates the book's pivotal role in Agatha Christie's success story.

Ďalšia skvelá detektívka Agathy Christie vychádza prvýkrát v slovenčine. Manželia Stubbsovci, bohatí majitelia sídla Nasse House v Devone, dostanú nezvyčajný nápad usporiadať pre hostí letnej slávnosti hru na vraždu a jej organizovaním poveria známu autorku detektívok Ariadne Oliverovú. Pani Oliverová má tušenie, že v dome niečo nie je v poriadku, a tak zavolá svojho priateľa Hercula Poirota, aby spolu s ňou dozrel na prípravy. Napriek tomu počas slávnosti príde o život dedinské dievča, ktoré hralo úlohu obete. Nik nechápe, prečo by niekto chcel zabiť jednoduchú, naivnú dievčinu. Vzápätí však bez stopy zmizne krásna manželka pána domu, a keď dôjde k ďalšiemu, zdanlivo nesúvisiacemu úmrtiu, Hercule Poirot má zrazu plné ruky práce...

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Vynikajúca detektívka s Jane Marplovou v hlavnej úlohe. Všetečnú starú dámu zo St Mary Meadu zvedavosť znovu prinúti rozlúčiť sa s pokojným životom na anglickom vidieku. Záhadné úmrtie majiteľa londýnskej firmy spôsobí vrásky na čele aj inšpektorovi Neelovi zo Scotland Yardu. Pestrá minulosť obete totiž poskytuje nemálo motívov na vraždu, o rodinnom pozadí ani nehovoriac. Pekná vdova v najlepších rokoch, dcéra vetriaca príležitosť pripútať si dedičstvom nádejného nápadníka, prvorodený syn strachujúci sa o existenciu firmy, jeho brat dobrodruh či ich drahé polovičky - tí všetci môžu smrťou Rexa Fortescua získať. Vrahom je však len jeden z nich...

Hercule Poirot levelet kap: a Dél-Amerikában meggazdagodott Paul T. Renauld kéri a segítségét, mert az életére törnek. Poirot azonnal útnak is indul Franciaországba a hűséges Hastings kapitánnyal együtt. De elkésnek: mire megérkeznek, a milliomost meggyilkolják. Holttestét a golfpályán találják meg. Gyanúsítottban nincs hiány. Poirot munkára fogja a kis szürke agysejteket, viszont a Sureté felügyelője összes érzékszervét bevetve igyekszik megelőzni. M. Giraud, akit egyesek (például saját maga) a legnagyobb élő detektívnek tartanak, lenézi Poirot módszerét. Poirot cserében közönséges vadászkopónak nevezi a francia nyomozót, sőt fogad vele, hogy előbb megoldja az esetet, mint ő. Vajon ki nyeri a nyomozók párbaját?

Šestice záhadných případů, které si každé úterý předkládá k rozřešení takzvaný Úterní klub – společnost scházející se v postarším domě v malé anglické vesničce St. Mary Mead –, uvádí poprvé na scénu detektivní literatury slečnu Jane Marplovou. Agatha Christie je postupně vydala časopisecky v roce 1928 a o čtyři roky později k nim připojila sedm dalších příběhů – řešených tentokrát v salonu manželů Bantryových, věrných přátel slečny Marplové – a vydala knižně pod titulem Třináct záhad.

A repugnant Amercian widow is killed during a trip to Petra...Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: 'You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?' Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met

Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois - four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot...How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the 'eternal triangle' of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases - Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes - each a miniature classic of characterisation, incident and suspense.

Agatha Christie's seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding...then the discovery of a corpse in a chest...next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder...the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits...and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot!

Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict...Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies - a husband and wife - shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that 'old sin leave long shadows'.

A dentist lies murdered at his Harley Street practice...The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day of appointments? A shoe buckle holds the key to the mystery. Now - in the words of the rhyme - can Poirot pick up the sticks and lay them straight?

Marking exactly 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES, this special edition brings together the first Poirot novel with her last, and includes new cover paintings by Tom Adams, special introductions, and a unique letter from Hercule Poirot himself never before published in the UK. CURTAIN, written 25 years later but not published until 1976, takes the elderly Belgian detective and his old friend Captain Hastings back to Styles, the rambling country house where they solved their first murder together - and where history seems determined to repeat itself. CURTAIN was the last Poirot novel until Sophie Hannah's hugely successful continuation novels, THE MONOGRAM MURDERS and CLOSED CASKET. This limited edition boxed set includes: * A unique pull-out letter written by Agatha Christie in 1936 in which Hercule Poirot introduces himself to his editor, never before published outside the USA * A newly discovered article by Agatha Christie, Drugs and Detective Stories, written for University College Hospital Magazine in 1941, in which she reminisces about the inspiration for her first book * Agatha Christie's original unpublished courtroom ending to The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introduced by Christie expert Dr John Curran * Brand new cover paintings and an introduction by Tom Adams, Christie's celebrated cover artist from the 1960s onwards.