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This is Agatha Christie's second ever mystery book (after "The Mysterious Affair at Styles") first published in 1922. The story begins on the Lusitania, when a young woman - Jane Finn - is given some secret papers before getting aboard a lifeboat. Four years later, young Thomas Beresford and Prudence Cowley meet up in London - both broke and unemployed. Retreating for tea and cakes, they decide upon a plan to become Young Adventurers and take on exciting work. Before long, they are caught up in the mystery of Jane Finn, who has gone missing with the secret papers, putting England in danger.

Hercule Poirot and his good friend Inspector Edward Catchpool arrive on the Greek island of Lamperos for a little holiday…or is it? Catchpool suspects Poirot has a different reason for being there — one he won't reveal. As the clock ticks towards the New Year and a festive guessing game takes a sinister turn, can Poirot stop a murderer who is determined to strike before midnight?

Join us as the triggers of our wanderlust - Fables, Maps, Curiosity and Adventure are transformed into action as we embark on a 10 month journey to 40 countries in Asia, Europe, North Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. We have common knowledge and experience quests centred around food, specifically breads flat, and local dishes that are spicy, sweet, healthy and odd. We have more personal quests like things related to small ultralight aircraft and the use of technology on the trip. Of course there is the culture, history, geography, scenery and interactions in the paces we visit and we...

Em uma festa macabra de Dia das Bruxas organizada por Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Joyce, uma adolescente com o costume de mentir para chamar a atenção, revela já ter testemunhado um assassinato. Ninguém acredita nela, mas, poucas horas depois, seu corpo é encontrado afogado próximo a uma bacia cheia de maçãs. Diante de um caso tão tenebroso, Mrs. Oliver decide pedir ajuda para a única pessoa que considera capaz de resolver um crime misterioso como esse e encontrar o culpado: o detetive Hercule Poirot.

Poirot recibe una carta urgente del Sr. Renauld desde Francia, quien teme por su vida y le pide ayuda. Junto a Hastings, Poirot viaja a Merlinville-sur-Mer, pero llega tarde: Renauld ha sido asesinado. Decidido a resolver el caso, Poirot, con sus "células grises," trabaja junto a la policía, mostrando su astucia y criticando los métodos de investigación tradicionales.

In this, the first Hercule Poirot mystery, we see how the intrepid detective meticulously approaches the murder of one of the residents of a small English village.

In mezzo secolo di carriera Agatha Christie ha firmato circa centocinquanta storie brevi. Questa raccolta riunisce nove racconti pubblicati su rivista negli anni Venti: da La casa dei sogni, prima storia in assoluto scritta dall'autrice, a Entro il muro e Il dio solitario, percorsi da un'insolita vena romantica, all'atmosfera soprannaturale di Fintanto che dura la luce, queste narrazioni confermano l'eccezionale capacità della regina del giallo nel creare atmosfere ricche di suspense e di colpi di scena.

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Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet get off to a rocky start. Can three-month-old Scottish sheepdog, Henry, herd two stubborn individuals together long enough to realize they are the perfect partners for a lifetime? Join in the frustration and fun when Mr. Darcy is forced to retrieve his errant puppy daily as Henry scampers from Netherfield Park to Elizabeth’s home of Longbourn.

El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd rompió todas las reglas de la novela policíaca y convirtió a Agatha Christie en un nombre reconocible. Roger Ackroyd sabe demasiado. Sabe que la mujer que ama envenenó a su brutal primer marido. También sospecha que alguien la ha estado chantajeando. Ahora, trágicamente, le llega la noticia de que se ha quitado la vida con una sobredosis de drogas. Pero el correo de la tarde trae a Roger una última y fatal información, que puede aportar alguna luz sobre la identidad del chantajista.

Victoria Jones è una ragazza speciale, ma il suo animo romantico e la sua voglia di avventure possono spingerla a buttarsi anche in imprese avventate. E quando conosce Edward, un affascinante giovanotto in partenza per Baghdad, in poche ore si ritrova catapultata dalle fredde nebbie londinesi alle esotiche atmosfere del Medio Oriente. Quello che però Victoria non si aspetta è di venire coinvolta in una tenebrosa storia di spionaggio internazionale che potrebbe addirittura cambiare i destini del mondo. contributori.

The table is set for family dinner; roast chicken, wine for them and juice for their darling boy, a vase of fresh daisies from the garden for decoration. But the food is cold, and the flowers are wilting. You might think they were sleeping in the next room, if it wasn’t for the blood dripping crimson onto the carpet.

Est-ce une très bonne idée de réunir, à l'occasion des fêtes de fin d'année, des enfants qui ont tous de bonnes raisons de vous haïr ? Surtout quand il s'agit de leur annoncer que vous modifiez votre testament ? Toujours est-il que, le 24 décembre, Simeon Lee, vieillard aussi riche que cynique, est sauvagement assassiné dans sa chambre. Et voici Hercule Poirot s'interrogeant sur Alfred et sa femme, tyrannisés depuis longtemps par leur père et beau-père; sur Harry, qui ne lui pardonne pas les humiliations que sa mère a subies; ; sur Pilar, la petite-fille espagnole.

Seventeen-year-old Selena Bailey longs to flee her uneasy home life. Prepping every spare minute for a college escape, the headstrong, high school senior vows never to be like her alcoholic mom with her string of abusive boyfriends. So when Selena finds her beaten nearly to death, she knows safety is slipping away...

L’incontro casuale tra un uomo, Larraby e una donna, Celia, in un’assolata località di vacanza spagnola è l’incipit che dà il via al racconto di una vita ormai trascorsa. Celia si confida con lo sconosciuto, non gli nasconde nulla del suo passato, soprattutto della sua esperienza matrimoniale andata in frantumi. Parla di sé senza reticenze, forse perché finalmente si è assunta la responsabilità di quanto è accaduto ed è forse disposta a ricominciare a sperare.