Agatha Christie Was An English Mystery Novel And Short Story Writer, And Playwright. Her Enduring Works Include 66 Detective Novels And 14 Short Story Collections, Especially Those Featuring The Two Recurring Characters Of Hercule Poirot And Miss Marple. She Also Wrote The World's Longest-running Play, The Mousetrap, A Murder Mystery, And Six Romance Novels Under The Name Of Mary Westmacott. Hercule Poirot, A Belgian Detective, Is One Of Christie's Most Famous Long-lived Characters Who Appeared In 33 Novels, One Play (black Coffee), And More Than 50 Short Stories Published Starting In 1923 In The Sketch, A British Illustrated Weekly Journal That Ran For 2,989 Issues Between February 1, 1893 And June 17, 1959. This Book Collects All 23 Stories Published In The Sketch In 1923. Later On, The Stories Were Published In Book Form, Sometimes Under A Different Title, As Part Of Poirot Investigates (1924) And Poirot's Early Cases (1974).

Hercule Poirot Rushes To France In Response To An Urgent And Cryptic Plea From A Client. But The Belgian Detective Arrives Just Too Late: The Man Who Had Summoned Him Is Found Dead On A Golf Course, Stabbed In The Back With A Letter Opener And Wearing An Ill-fitting Coat With A Mysterious Love Letter In Its Pocket. Strange Circumstances Multiply, Culminating In The Discovery Of A Second Body Stabbed With The Same Murder Weapon. While The Local Authorities Pursue The False Leads Suggested By The Evidence, Poirot Relies Instead Upon His Famous Little Grey Cells To Cut Through The Confusion And Untangle A Story Of Blackmail, Forbidden Love, And A Long-buried Secret.'--

“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.

When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, aguard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering fromher slumbers. But she will never wake again—for aheavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her featuresalmost beyond recognition. What is more, herprecious rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband,Derek. Yet Hercule Poirot is not convinced, so hestages an eerie reenactment of the journey, completewith the murderer on board. . . .

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.

Sir Charles Cartwright should have known better than to allow thirteen guests to sit down for dinner. For at the end of the evening one of them is dead—choked by a cocktail that contained no trace of poison. Predictable, says Hercule Poirot, the great detective. But entirely unpredictable is that he can find absolutely no motive for murder.… The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibes, but at a gala thrown by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulges in a cocktail and falls over dead. Since there is no trace of poison or foul play, the case is closed . . . until an identical death at a London party arouses the suspicions of Hercule Poirot. Also published as Murder in Three Acts. Reissue.

From seat No. 9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No. 13, sat a countess with a poorly concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No. 8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No. 2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman. On a routine flight over the English Channel, a woman is murdered with the venom-dipped dart of a South African blow-gun. How bizarre that the killing should go unnoticed by the plane's other passengers. Most ironic of all, though, is that Hercule Poirot, the brilliant detective, was sitting just 15 feet from the victim! Also published as Death in the Air.

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.

The Queen Of Mystery Has Come To Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, The Acknowledged Mistress Of Suspense--creator Of Indomitable Sleuth Miss Marple, Meticulous Belgian Detective Hercule Poirot, And So Many Other Unforgettable Characters--brings Her Entire Oeuvre Of Ingenious Whodunits, Locked Room Mysteries, And Perplexing Puzzles To Harper Paperbacks. Suspicious Events At A Middle Eastern Archaeological Excavation Site Intrigue The Great Poirot As He Investigates Murder In Mesopotamia. Agatha Christie.

Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by her frisky terrier. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her.… On April 17th she wrote her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously, he didn’t receive the letter until June 28th…by which time Emily was already dead.…

“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

In this official edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder—and the brilliant Belgian investigator is quickly on the case.“Poirot has solved some puzzling mysteries in his time but never has his mighty brain functioned more brilliantly than in Hercule Poirot’s Christmas.” —New York TimesOn Christmas Eve at Gorston Hall, the Lee family’s festivities are shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs—in a locked bedroom—the tyrannical patriarch Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.When Hercule Poirot offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man, but which one of them turned a special occasion into an occasion for homicide? The suspects will indeed be stirring this Christmas Eve...

Now With A Beautiful New Series Look, A Classic Mystery From The Queen Of Crime In Which The Indomitable Miss Marple Exposes A Small Town's 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.

Take one dead lothario; add his jealous wife accused of his murder; toss in a devoted daughter who wants to clear her mother's name, and you get one of the greatest challenges of Hercule Poirot's career.Times Literary SupplementUncanny...brilliant.

A few weeks after marrying an attractive widow,Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast inthe London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhayfinds herself in sole possession of the Cloadefamily fortune.Shortly afterward, Hercule Poirot receives a visitfrom the dead man’s sister-in-law who claims she hasbeen warned by 'spirits' that Mrs. Underhay’s firsthusband is still alive. Poirot has his suspicions whenhe is asked to find a missing person guided only bythe spirit world. Yet what mystifies Poirot most isthe woman’s true motive for approaching him.… The novel was published in 1948 as Taken at the Road in England, and as There Is a Tide in America.

By Agatha Christie.

Mrs. McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion falls immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes reveal traces of the victim’s blood and hair. Yet something is amiss: Bentley just doesn’t seem like a murderer. Could the answer lie in an article clipped from a newspaper two days before the death? With a desperate killer still free, Hercule Poirot will have to stay alive long enough to find out. . . . Approached by retired police Superintendent Spence--who's convinced the wrong man has been convicted of the crime--Hercule Poirot begins an investigation into the brutal murder of an old woman.

When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard’s funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard’s will, Cora was clearly heard to say,'It’s been hushed up very nicely, hasn’t it.…But he was murdered, wasn’t he?'In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.… After two wealthy members of the Abernethie family are murdered, the family solicitor calls in master sleuth Hercule Poirot. Reissue.

Hercule Poirot doesn’t need all his detective skillsto realize something is troubling his secretary, MissLemon—she has made three mistakes in a simpleletter. It seems an outbreak of kleptomania at thestudent hostel in which her sister works isdistracting his usually efficient assistant. Deciding that desperate times call for desperatemeasures, the great detective agrees to investigate.Unknown to Poirot, however, desperation isa motive he shares with a killer. . . . Miss Lemon is the perfect secretary. She runs Hercule Poirot's life so that order and method rule supreme. Then one morning, she presents to Poirot a freshly typed letter--containing three mistakes. And Poirot knows that something is terribly wrong . . . Previously titled Hickory Dickory Death. Reissue.

First published in 1934, this short story collection features 12 ingenious tales involving mystery and adventure, from a raja’s stolen emerald to a necklace discovered in a basket of cherries, to a mystery writer’s bizarre near-arrest for murder. Among the stories in this enjoyable early collection are 'The Girl on the Train,' 'Jane in Search of a Job,' and 'Philomel Cottage,' which was made into the film Love from a Stranger.

Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a villagefete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mockmurder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, thewell-known crime writer, agrees to organize theirmurder hunt.Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the lastminute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot forhis expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses thatsomething sinister is about to happen…. Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver suspects that something isn't quite right at her Murder Hunt and calls old friend Hercule Poirot for help. Reissue.

Masterpieces Of Mystery And The Unknown Collects Some Of Agatha Christie's Finest Stories And Includes 'witness For The Prosecution' (the Basis For The Classic Film) And 'three Blind Mice' (the Basis For Her Mousetrap, The Longest-running Play In Modern History), As Well As Some Of Her Lesser-known But Equally Thrilling Works. In Addition To These Crime Stories, Masterpieces Of Mystery And The Unknown Collects All Twenty-eight Of Christie's Supernatural Suspense Tales, Displaying Her Full Range As An Author--jacket. Dressmaker's Doll -- Last Séance -- Witness For The Prosecution -- Red Signal -- Fourth Man-- S.o.s. -- Where There's A Will -- Myster Of The Blue Jar -- Sing A Song Os Sixpence -- Mystery Of The Spanish Shawl -- Philomel Cottage -- Accident -- Listerdale Mystery -- Girl In The Train -- Manhood Of Edward Robinson -- Jane In Search Of A Job -- Fruitful Sunday -- Golden Ball -- Rajah's Emerald -- Swan Song -- Hound Of Death -- Gipsy -- Lamp -- Srange Case Of Sir Arthur Carmichael -- Call Of Wings -- Magnolia Blossom -- Next To A Dog -- Three Blind Mice. By Agatha Christie.

Sheila Webb expected to find a respectable blind lady waiting for her at 19 Wilbraham Crescent—not the body of a middle-aged man sprawled across the living room floor. But when old Miss Pebmarsh denies sending for her in the first place, or of owning all the clocks that surround the body, it’s clear that they are going to need a very good detective. “This crime is so complicated that it must be quite simple,” declares Hercule Poirot. But there’s a murderer on the loose, and time is ticking away.…

Enjoy Agatha Christie’s beloved classic, Hallowe’en Party—the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh!In this authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a Halloween party turns deadly, and it falls to Hercule Poirot to unmask a murderer.At a Halloween party, Joyce—a hostile thirteen-year-old—boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub.That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the `evil presence'. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer...

The crime-fighting careers of Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have come full circle—they are back once again in the rambling country house in which they solved their first murder together. Both Poirot and Great Styles have seen better days—but, despite being crippled with arthritis, there is nothing wrong with the great detective and his “little gray cells.” However, when Poirot brands one of the seemingly harmless guests a five-time murderer, some people have their doubts. But Poirot alone knows he must prevent a sixth murder beforethe curtain falls. . . . Hercule Poirot returns to Styles, the scene of his first great case, to prevent a dangerous mass murderer from striking again. But the esteemed detective does not know that this will be the most dangerous case of his illustrious career--and perhaps the last.

A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball. An elderly woman suspects that she is being slowly poisoned to death. A prince fears for his reputation when his fiancée is embroiled in another man's murder. A forgotten recluse makes headlines after he is shot in the head.Who but Agatha Christie could concoct such canny crimes? Who but Belgian detective Hercule Poirot could possibly solve them? It's a challenge to be met-in a triumph of detection.

In one of London's most elegant shops, a decorative doll in green velvet adopts some rather human, and sinister, traits. . . . A country gentleman is questioned about a murder that has yet to be committed. . . . While summoning spirits, a medium is drawn closer to the world of the dead than she ever imagined possible. . . . In a small country church, a dying man's last word, sanctuary, becomes both an elegy and a clue to a crime.Only the Queen of Mystery could have conceived such delicious treats for suspense lovers. Only the inimitable Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple could solve them with such chilling perfection.

Miss Marple

At Last, A Single Volume That Gathers Together All Of The Short Stories Featuring Agatha Christie's Most Famous Creation: Hercule Poirot. The Dapper, Mustache-twirling Little Belgian With The Egg-shaped Head And Curious Mannerisms Has Solved Some Of The Most Puzzling Crimes Of The Century--and, In His Own Humble Opinion, Is Probably The Greatest Detective In The World. In This Complete Collection Of Stories, Ranging From Short Tales To Novellas, Poirot Faces Violent Murders, Poisonings, Kidnappings, And Thefts--all Solved With His Characteristic Panache. Only Agatha Christie Could Have Devised Cases Worthy Of Hercule Poirot's Skill And Little Gray Cells. --

Millions of fans the world over got to know her beloved characters, Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and the rest, yet for decades little was known about their creator. Dame Agatha Christie was a woman who scrupulously kept her private life hidden from view, dodging the press, granting no interviews, and even, for a brief time, famously disappearing. But shortly after the great lady's death, the silence was broken when An Autobiography was finally published. The witty, insightful, and immensely entertaining reflections of a marvelous talent, An Autobiography is as compulsively readable as Christie's novels. In her own inimitable style, a brilliant eccentric whose life encapsulated her times sheds light on her past, including her childhood in Victorian England, her volunteer work during World War II, and, of course, her phenomenal career. Agatha Christie's An Autobiography brings into sharp focus a beloved and enduring literary icon whose imagination continues to mesmerize readers to this very day.

all The Tories Contained In Death Cruise Are Set Aboard Cruise Ships. Written Of The International Association Of Crime Writers, A Global Fraternity Of Mystery Writers, These Compelling Stories Come From Many Nations, Including Belgium, Denmark, Cuba, Brazil, England, Germany, Spain, France, And Of Course, The United States.

How did a woman holding a pistol in her right handmanage to shoot herself in the left temple? Whatwas the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearanceof top secret military plans? How did thebullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror inanother part of the room? And should the beautifulValentine Chantry flee for her life from the holidayisland of Rhodes? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases—each a miniature classic of characterization,incident, and suspense. Murder in the Mews was published in 1937 in London, and as Dead Man's Mirror and Other Stories in America.

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.