Книги автора Christie Agatha
Название: Death Comes as the End
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2001
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It is Egypt in 2000 ВС, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that it was fate — she deserved to die like a snake! But at her father's house on the banks of the Nile, the priest's daughter Renisenb believes that the woman's death was suspicious. Increasingly, she becomes convinced that the source of evil lurks within their household — and watches helplessly as the family's passions explode in murder...
Название: Appointment with Death
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Among the towering red cliffs and the ancient ruins of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton, the cruel and tyrannizing matriarch of the Boynton family. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her. With only twenty-four hours to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalls a remark he overheard back in Jerusalem: «You do see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?» Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he had ever met.
Название: The Body in the Library
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2006
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A young, blond woman is found dead on the floor of Colonel and Mrs. Bantry's library. Nobody seems to know who the woman is, let alone how she wound up murdered in the Bantry's home. Jane Marple is called in and the chase is on.
Название: Cat Among the Pigeons
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Another term has begun at Meadowbank, a prestigious, well-respected British girls' school. The indomitable headmistress is preparing to retire and name her successor. There is a disconcertingly mature Middle Eastern princess among the students and several new staff members in residence. And a brand-new sports pavilion is the pride of the campus. But the school year suddenly takes a deadly turn when one of the teachers is found shot to death. As the investigation ensues, it becomes clear that the killer was not an outsider — and equally clear that no one at Meadowbank is who he or she seems to be. It is up to Hercule Poirot to determine who is who — and, more importantly, what has drawn the killer to the school — before anyone else falls victim to the cat among the pigeons.
Название: Death on the Nile
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich. She's the girl who has everything — including the man her best friend loves. Linnet and her new husband take a cruise on the Nile, where they meet the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot. It should be an idyllic trip, yet Poirot has a vague, uneasy feeling that something is dangerously amiss...
Название: Evil Under the Sun
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2006
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Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, «Evil Under the Sun» is one of Agatha Christie's most intriguing mysteries. When a gorgeous young bride is brutally strangled to death on the beach, only Hercule Poirot can sift through the secrets that shroud each of the guests and unravel the macabre mystery at this playground by the sea.
Название: The Hollow
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Hercule Poirot was invited to the Hollow to tea, but found a murder waiting for him instead. The victim — an extraordinarily vital, emotionally complex doctor — was the last person anyone expected to see lying dead by the pool. And his meek, befuddled wife was the last person anyone would expect to see standing over him with a gun. Did she really shoot her husband? Or is she merely a second victim in a brilliantly planned plot by a daring, cunning murderer? To find the answers, Poirot delves deep into the character of the victim and those in his sphere, sorting through colorful personalities and tangled emotions. But in doing so, he finds himself thwarted by a person who he calls «one of the best antagonists that I have ever had.»
Название: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2006
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In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is long and includes her gold-digging new spouse and stepsons, her doctor, and her hired companion.
Название: The Mystery of the Blue Train
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering. The American heiress — bailing out of a doomed marriage — is en route to reconcile with her former lover. But by morning, her private affairs are made public when she is found murdered in her luxury compartment. The rumour of a strange man loitering in the victim's shadow is all Poirot has to go on. Until Mrs. Kettering's secret life begins to unfold...
Название: Peril at End House
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Hercule Poirot is vacationing on the Cornish coast when he meets Nick Buckly. Nick is the young and reckless mistress of End House, an imposing structure perched on the rocky cliffs of St. Loo. Poirot has taken a particular interest in the young woman who has recently narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.
Название: Sad Cypress
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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Beautiful, young Elinor Carlisle stands serenely in the dock accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence is damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, one man still presumes Elinor is innocent until proven guilty; Hercule Poirot is all that stands between Elinor and the gallows...
Название: The Tuesday Club Murders
Жанр: Daedalus Books
Год: 2007
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The unifying premise for this short story collection is the Tuesday Club: six people who meet socially one evening at Jane Marple's home and then decide to meet regularly each Tuesday night to solve a mystery which a group member must relate.
Название: A Murder is Announced: Level 5
Жанр: Pearson
Год: 2014
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When a notice appears in the local newspaper, the villagers are curious. Is it a joke, or is there really going to be a murder at Little Paddocks? At the announced time, the lights go out. Gunshots are heard. What is happening? Will Miss Marple be able to explain the mystery?
Название: Death on the Nile
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2001
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The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything... until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed...
Название: And Then There Were None
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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he World's Bestselling Mystery «Ten». Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious «U.N. Owen». «Nine». At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead. «Eight». Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one... one by one they begin to die. «Seven». Who among them is the killer and will any of them survive?
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2008
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A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as 'the typical old maid of fiction', Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature — and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: She's just the finest detective God ever made and many Agatha Christie fans would agree. Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances. Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie's mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent. As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder.
Название: Sad Cypress
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2001
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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows...
Название: The Mousetrap and Seven Other Plays
Жанр: HarperCollins Publishers
Год: 2011
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For the first time in a single combined B format, a new edition of Agatha Christie's eight stage plays, published to coincide with the 60th Anniversary Year of The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history. THE MOUSETRAP, the longest-running play in the history of London's West End, begins its 60th Year run on 25 November 2011. This new edition of eight works show how Agatha Christie's plays are as compulsive as her novels, their colourful characters and ingenious plots providing yet more evidence of her mastery of the detective thriller. THE MOUSETRAP A homicidal maniac terrorizes a group of snowbound guests to the refrain of 'Three Blind Mice'! AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Ten guilty people, brought together on an island in mysterious circumstances, await their sentence! APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH The suffocating heat of an exotic Middle-Eastern setting provides a backdrop for murder! THE HOLLOW A set of friends convene at a country home where their convoluted relationships mean that any one of them could be a murderer! WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION A stunning courtroom drama in whicha scheming wife testifies against her husband in a shocking murder trial. TOWARDS ZERO A psychopathic murderer homes in on the unsuspecting victims in a seaside house perched high on a cliff overlooking the Devonshire River Tern. VERDICT Passion and love are the deadly ingredients in this thriller in which a murder causes an unexpected chain of events. GO BACK FOR MURDER When Carla comes of age and discovers that her late mother was imprisoned for murdering her father, she is determined to prove her innocence.
Название: L'heure zero
Жанр: Livre de Poche
Год: 1997
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Quelle drôle d'idée! Rassembler pour des vacances à La Pointe-aux-Mouettes l'ex-Mrs Strange — Mrs Audrey depuis son divorce — et Kay, la nouvelle tenante du titre, sous le prétexte d'en faire des amies... c'est de l'inconscience, pour ne pas dire plus. Car enfin, l'époux de ces dames n'a quand même pas la naïveté de croire qu'elles vont tomber dans les bras l'une de l'autre. D'ailleurs, si ces tigresses ne se sont pas encore écharpées, c'est qu'elles se retiennent. Pour l'instant. Les vertus calmantes de l'air marin, sans doute... Mais les choses n'en resteront pas là. Deux Mrs Strange sous le même toit, c'est une de trop...
Название: Le Major parlait trop
Жанр: Livre de Poche
Год: 1997
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Miss Marple, en vacances aux Antilles, se livre à sa distraction favorite: étudier les hôtes de son hôtel. Le Major Palgrave ne cesse de l'accabler du récit de ses exploits. Mais le Major parle trop. Il meurt. Pourquoi a-t-on tué cet inoffensif vieillard, et qui? Cette mort, apparemment naturelle, cache un crime. Miss Marple découvrira-t-elle le coupable?
