The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie’s 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world’s favourite.1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number.The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy, a troubled Harley Street doctor, a formidable judge, an uncouth detective, an unscrupulous mercenary, a God-fearing spinster, two restless servants, a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary. One by one they are picked off. Who will survive? And who is the killer? Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room, the murders mimicking the awful fates of its ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’.The clear winner in an international online poll held to discover the world’s favourite Agatha Christie book, this new paperback also coincides with a new 3-part BBC TV adaptation featuring a stellar ensemble cast: Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Maeve Dermody, Burn Gorman, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Toby Stephens, Noah Taylor and Aidan Turner.

"If you’re one of the few who haven’t experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." — DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery.Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die…Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?"Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers. . . . Just one book is never enough." — VAL MCDERMID, Internationally Bestselling Author

THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT!“The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .”Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man’s enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.“What more . . . can a mystery addict desire?” — New York Times

Agatha Christie's world-famous serial killer mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place. Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught - until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans...

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Paperback. Publisher: HarperCollins UK Agatha Christie's most exotic murder mystery. reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway. has been shot through the head She was young. stylish and beautiful. a girl who had everything - until she lost her life Hercule Poirot recalls 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 is ever quite what it seems ...

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the indomitable sleuth Miss Marple is led to a small town with shameful secrets.Lymstock is a town with more than its share of scandalous secrets—a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only a minor stir.But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs. Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note says “I can’t go on,” but Miss Marple questions the coroner’s verdict of suicide. Soon nobody is sure of anyone—as secrets stop being shameful and start becoming deadly.

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When the Bantrys wake to find the body of a beautiful, young stranger in their library, Dolly Bantry knows there's only one person to call: her old friend Miss Marple.Who was the young girl? What was she doing in the library? And is there a connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are discovered in an abandoned quarry?Miss Marple must solve the mystery, before tongues start to wag, and the murderer strikes again.'It is hard not to be impressed.'Times Library Supplement

Soon to be a limited streaming series starring Anna Chancellor and Bill NighyConsidered by critics as one of the best of Agatha Christie’s later novels, and a personal favorite for Christie herself, Ordeal by Innocence is a psychological thriller involving crimes from both past and present.According to the courts, Jacko Argyle bludgeoned his mother to death with a poker. The sentence was life imprisonment. But when Dr. Arthur Calgary arrives with the proof that confirms Jacko’s innocence, it is too late—Jacko died behind bars following a bout of pneumonia. Worse still, the doctor’s revelations reopen old wounds in the family, increasing the likelihood that the real murderer will strike again.

Agatha Christie’s debut novel was the first to feature Hercule Poirot, her famously eccentric Belgian detective.A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactress, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work.Suspects are plentiful, including the victim’s much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist on poisons who just happens to be visiting the nearby village. All of them have secrets they are desperate to keep, but none can outwit Poirot as he navigates the ingenious red herrings and plot twists that earned Agatha Christie her well-deserved reputation as the queen of mystery.

“Agatha Christie’s indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brought together generations of readers—a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape.”—Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novelsIn this official edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, which was also voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the “Best Crime Novel of all Time.”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. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose.However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . .Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of Agatha Christie’s own favorite works—a brilliant whodunit that firmly established the author’s reputation as the Queen of Mystery.

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Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew thatthe woman he loved had poisoned her brutal firsthusband. He suspected also that someone had beenblackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news thatshe had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatalscrap of information. Unfortunately, before he couldfinish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death.

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THE MOST WIDELY READ MYSTERY OF ALL TIME—NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH AND PRODUCED BY RIDLEY SCOTT!“The murderer is with us—on the train now . . .”Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer.Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must find the killer among a dozen of the dead man’s enemies, before the murderer decides to strike again.“What more . . . can a mystery addict desire?” — New York Times

Agatha Christie’s most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. 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…

An exclusive authorized edition of a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery, described by the Queen of Mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published works — now a feature film from Sony Pictures starring Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, and Glenn Close.The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection.Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.“Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.” —Agatha Christie

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The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.'A childish practical joke? Or a spiteful hoax? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, the locals arrive at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out and a gun is fired. When they come back on, a gruesome scene is revealed.An impossible crime?Only Miss Marple can unravel it.'Establishes firmly her claim to the throne of detection. Th plot is an ingenious as ever...'A. A. Milne

There’s a serial killer on the loose, workinghis way through the alphabet and the wholecountry is in a state of panic. A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for BettyBarnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarkein Churston. With each murder, the killer is gettingmore confident—but leaving a trail of deliberateclues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might justprove to be the first, and fatal, mistake.

On holiday on the Cornish Riviera, Hercule Poirot is alarmed to hear pretty Nick Buckley describe her recent “accidental brushes with death.” First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed. So when Poirot finds a bullet hole in Nick’s sun hat, he decides that this girl needs his help. Can he find the would-be killer before he hits his target?

Paperback. Publisher: HarperCollins UK A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing ... Sir George and Lady Stubbs. the hosts of a village fte. hit upon the novel idea of ??staging a mock murder mystery In. good faith. Ariadne Oliver. the well known crime writer. agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning. at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively. she senses that something sinister is about to happen ... Beware - nobody is quite what they seem!

When Lord Edgware is found murdered thepolice are baffled. His estranged actress wife wasseen visiting him just before his death andHercule Poirot himself heard her brag of herplan to “get rid” of him. But how could she have stabbed Lord Edgware in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? It’s a case that almost proves to be too much for the great Poirot. The stunning actress Jane Wilkinson doesn't hide the fact that she is shopping around for a wealthier husband. So it's no surprise that when her current husband is murdered, she's the prime suspect. There's only one man who can clear her name--the same man she tried to hire once befoe to get rid of her husband: Hercule Poirot. Reissue.

Paperback. Publisher:. HarperCollins UK The first of a new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century Its been hushed up very nicely. hasnt it But he was murdered. wasnt he There are certain things that are best left unsaid Though tragedy had touched the life of the wealthy Richard Abernethie. his sudden death seemed pretty unremarkable for a man of his age. So why would his sister wait until his funeral to say he had been murdered When she is savagely killed with a hatchet the next day. her extraordinary remark suddenly takes on a chilling significance. In desperation. the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery ...

Witness For The Prosecution And Other Stories Is A Collection Of Eleven Tantalizing Tales Of Murder And Other Criminal Pursuits--including The Classic Title Story, The Basis For The 1957 Oscar-nominated Billy Wilder Film. 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. From The Stunning Title Story To The Rarest Gems In Detective Fiction, These Eleven Tales Of Baffling Crime And Brilliant Deduction Showcase Agatha Christie At Her Dazzling Best. The Witness For The Prosecution -- The Red Signal -- The Fourth Man -- S.o.s. -- Wireless -- The Mystery Of The Blue Jar -- Sing A Song Of Sixpence -- Mr. Eastwood's Adventure -- Philomel Cottage -- Accident -- The Second Gong. Agatha Christie. Originally Published : New York : Dodd, Mead, 1948.

The exclusive authorized edition of one of Agatha Christie’s personal favorites — a critically acclaimed classic crime thriller from the beloved Queen of Mystery.When penniless Michael Rogers discovers the beautiful house at Gypsy’s Acre and then meets the heiress Ellie, it seems that all his dreams have come true at once. But he ignores an old woman’s warning of an ancient curse, and evil begins to stir in paradise. As Michael soon learns: Gypsy’s Acre is the place where fatal “accidents” happen.

Sir Stafford Nye's Flight Home From Malaya Takes An Unprecedented Twist When A Young Woman Confides In Him That Someone Is Trying To Kill Her. In A Moment Of Weakness, He Agrees To Lend Her His Passport. Unwittingly, The Diplomat Has Put His Own Life On The Line. When He Meets The Mystery Woman Again, She Is A Different Person, And He Finds Himself Drawn Into A Battle Against An Invisible?and Altogether More Dangerous?enemy. . . . Interrupted Journey -- Journey To Siegfried -- At Home And Abroad. Agatha Christie. Reprint. Originally Published: 1970.

The sleuthing work begins when Hercule Poirot is called out of retirement by the brutal murder of his friend and neighbor, Roger Ackroyd.Voted the best crime novel ever written by the British Crime Writers’ Association, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is widely considered Agatha Christie’s masterpiece and one of the most influential crime novels of all time. A cornerstone of crime fiction, the story contains one of the most celebrated plot twists in crime writing history. This Warbler Classics edition includes a biographical note.Agatha Christie is the world’s bestselling mystery writer. Her much-beloved Hercule Poirot features in more than forty short stories and twenty-two novels. Over the course of more than half a century “The Queen of Mystery” wrote eighty crime novels and short story collections, nineteen plays, and several poetry collections. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in the English language and another billion in a hundred other languages.“The Murder of Roger Ackroyd makes breathless reading from first to the unexpected last.” —The Observer“The tale may be recommended as one of the cleverest and most original of its kind.” —The Scotsman

“A top-notch literary brainteaser.” –New York TimesSoon to be a major motion picture sequel to Murder on the Orient Express with a screenplay by Michael Green, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh alongside Gal Gadot—coming Feb 11, 2022!Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egypt in one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.The tranquility of a luxury 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 under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.A sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal, Death on the Nile is one of Christie’s most legendary and timeless works.“Death on the Nile is perfect.” —The Guardian“One of her best. . . . First rate entertainment.” —Kirkus Reviews

Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her-and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electrocuted on the rails.The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied. After all, who was the man in the brown suit who examined the body? And why did he race off, leaving a cryptic message behind: 17-122 Kilmorden Castle? Anne Beddingfeld sets sail on a luxury cruise in search of adventure little realizing that she'll soon have more than her share. When two strangers break in and pillage her cabin, and then try to strangle her, Anne knows she must determine what they want--before they strike again. Reissue.

In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letteraddressed to her from the recently deceasedMr. Rafiel—an acquaintance she had met brieflyon her travels. He had left instructions for her toinvestigate a crime after his death. The only problemwas, he had failed to tell her who was involved orwhere and when the crime had been committed.It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a new crime—the ultimatecrime—murder. It seems someone is adamant thatpast evils remained buried. . . .