Agatha Christie

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin. Reviews were generally positive on this adventure, which manages to keep the identity of the arch-criminal secret to the very end. (wikipedia.org)

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin. Reviews were generally positive on this adventure, which manages to keep the identity of the arch-criminal secret to the very end. (wikipedia.org)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of the First World War, in 1916, and first published by John Lane in the United States in October 1920 and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head (John Lane's UK company) on 21 January 1921. Styles was Christie's first published novel. It introduced Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life. His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery. The book includes maps of the house, the murder scene, and a drawing of a fragment of a will. The true first publication of the novel was as a weekly serial in The Times, including the maps of the house and other illustrations included in the book. This novel was one of the first ten books published by Penguin Books when it began in 1935. This first mystery novel by Agatha Christie was well received by reviewers. An analysis in 1990 was positive about the plot, considered the novel one of the few by Christie that is well-anchored in time and place, a story that knows it describes the end of an era, and mentions that the plot is clever. Christie had not mastered cleverness in her first novel, as "too many clues tend to cancel each other out"; this was judged a difficulty "which Conan Doyle never satisfactorily overcame, but which Christie would." (wikipedia.org)

Poirot Investigates is a short story collection written by English author Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in March 1924. In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge. (wikipedia.org)

Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery, now presented as a sumptuous special edition hardback. ‘Beware! Peril to the detective who says: “It is so small – it does not matter…” Everything matters.’ After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory. Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement… The first Hercule Poirot mystery, now published with a previously deleted chapter and introduced by Agatha Christie expert Dr John Curran.

Agatha Christie’s most daring crime mystery, now presented as a sumptuous hardback Special Edition. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death…

Un cl sico que ha pasado a la historia como uno de los juicios m s apasionantes de la literatura. Una de las historias de Agatha Christie con mayor n mero de adaptaciones: miniserie producida por la BBC en Movistar Espa a. Tras ser arrestado por el asesinato de la adinerada Emily French, Leonard Vole tiene todo en su contra. Su abogado, John Mayhew, est convencido de su inocencia y cuenta con una ltima opci n de salvar a su cliente: Romaine, la esposa de Leonard, quien tiene una coartada que lo exculpar a. Pero la infidelidad de su marido no pondr nada f cil que testifique a su favor. La relaci n entre John y Leonard se ir estrechando a medida que avanza el caso, por lo que el abogado decidir ir m s all de lo estrictamente profesional. Todo parece perdido hasta que John recibe unas misteriosas cartas que podr an cambiar el curso del proceso judicial. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Witness for the Prosecution, the classic story, basis for the 1957 Oscar-nominated Billy Wilder film starring Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, and Charles Laughton. A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes the stand. . . . A woman's sixth sense--and a loaded revolver--signal premonitions of doom. . . . A stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion and is greeted with a dire warning. . . . Detective Hercule Poirot faces his greatest challenge when his services are enlisted--by the victim--in a bizarre locked-room murder. This tale of baffling crime and brilliant deduction showcase Agatha Christie at her dazzling best.

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A strange house A ghost from the past As soon as she moves into Hillside, Gwenda knows there’s something strange about this house. A sealed room. A hidden door. The apparition of a young woman being strangled. But strangest of all – this all seems quite familiar. As her friend Jane Marple investigates, the answer seems to lie in a crime committed nearly twenty years ago. The killer may have gotten away with murder. But Miss Marple is never far behind. Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’Tana French ‘Miss Marple is spry, shrewd and compassionate.’ Sunday Telegraph

A young woman found murdered A scandal in the making When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there’s only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple. But she hasn’t called her old friend for comfort. The body in her library has been murdered and Miss Marple is so very good at solving murders. Her investigations uncover a scandal far darker than either of them could have imagined, and this time she may be out of her depth. Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘Christie always defied expectations, not only in her legendary twists and reveals, but also in the underestimated detectives she created as her heroes. The villains never see these sleuths coming – and that’s half the fun.’Leigh Bardugo ‘One of the most ingeniously contrived of all her murder stories.’ Birmingham Post

Un cl sico de la literatura universal. Lady Ravenscroft y el general Ravenscroft son encontrados muertos a tiros, con el arma junto a ellos. El caso se da por cerrado como un suicidio doble sin causas aparentes. Luego de doce a os, la historia es desenterrada por la madrina de la hija del matrimonio muerto, Misstres Oliver, la famosa escritora de novelas policiales. Es entonces cuando H rcules Poirot entra en escena para desentra ar otro caso de gran complejidad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A classic Hercule Poirot investigation, Agatha Christie's Elephants Can Remember has the expert detective delving into an unsolved crime from the past involving the strange death of a husband and wife. Hercule Poirot stood on the clifftop. Here, many years earlier, there had been a fatal accident 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.

A beautifully produced edition of the world's greatest crime writer's best and most influential mystery, which changed the game with an unprecedented plot twist With its famously shocking ending, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is one of Agatha Christie's greatest mysteries, and the book that changed her career. One evening the wealthy Roger Ackroyd is discovered slumped in his armchair, a knife buried in his heart. It is the start of a murder case that spurs the inhabitants of the sleepy English village of King's Abbot to feverish speculation. The local police are perplexed, but soon a recently retired Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, joins the investigation. The truth he uncovers will shock even the most imaginative of the village gossips.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. * Naomi Alderman* Leigh Bardugo* Alyssa Cole* Lucy Foley* Elly Griffiths* Natalie Haynes* Jean Kwok* Val McDermid* Karen M. McManus* Dreda Say Mitchell* Kate Mosse* Ruth Ware Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930's The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie's last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

”Det finns inte ens någon som jag skulle kunna lämna dig hos - ingen skulle vara snäll mot dig. Du börjar bli gammal, Terry - du är tolv år - och ingen vill ha en gammal hund som är nästan blind och lite döv och lite - jo bara lite - argsint. Du är snäll mot mig men inte mot alla, eller hur? Du morrar. Det är för att du vet att du har hela världen emot dig. Vi har bara varandra, eller hur, älskling?” Terry slickade henne varsamt i ansiktet. Joyce älskar sin hund Terry mer än något annat i världen. Trots att hon inte lyckas hitta något arbete och pengarna sinar, vägrar hon göra sig av med den halvblinda gamla terriern. I Näst efter en hund visar Agatha Christie, känd som detektivromanernas drottning, en annan sida av sin författarskap. Med pricksäkerhet skildrar hon relationen mellan en hund och dess matte och visar prov på hur det bandet är starkare än något annat. En varm berättelse om förtvivlan, hopp och tillgivenhet. Agatha Christie (1890–1976) är känd över hela världen som detektivromanernas drottning. Hennes böcker har sålts i mer än tre miljarder exemplar, vilket ingen annan författare i modern tid kommer i närheten av. Christies mest berömda karaktär är den belgiske detektiven Hercule Poirot, som dök upp för första gången i hennes debutroman En dos strykning (1920). Sammanlagt skrev Agatha Christie över åttio detektivromaner och novellsamlingar, nitton dramer, samt sex kärleksromaner under pseudonymen Mary Westmacott.

A Mystery For the Ages The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the sixth novel by Agatha Christie and is considered her Magnum Opus; it was voted best crime novel of all time by the British Crime Writers' Association. Agatha Christie has sold more books than any other author in history. The book opens shortly after the widow Mrs. Ferrars unexpectedly commits suicide. It is suspected that she committed suicide because she was being blackmailed over the manner in which her mean, abusive alcoholic husband died. Her last action before killing herself was to send a letter to her fianc Roger Ackroyd, a letter explaining why she could no longer live in her current situation and who is to blame for it. Shortly after receiving the letter Ackroyd is murdered, presumably by Mrs. Ferrars' mysterious blackmailer. Enter Hercule Poirot, retired investigator and neighbor.