Agatha Christie
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Lady Willard, widow of the famous Egyptologist Sir John Willard, consults Poirot. Her late husband excavated the tomb of Pharaoh Men-her-Ra together with an American financier, Mr Bleibner. Both men died within a fortnight of each other…
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A young drifter finds more than he bargained for when he agrees to deliver a parcel to an English country house…Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the centrepiece of a murderous international conspiracy. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia.The combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do no better than go in circles – until the final murder at Chimneys, the great...
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When Anthony Cade is asked by his friend, Jimmy McGrath, to deliver a manuscript and a bunch of letters to a woman, little does he know that he will be involved in a high level political intrigue involving murder, false identities, diplomatic intrigue and theft of precious jewellery… This thrilling novel figures the debut of Superintendent Battle and the plot was suggested to Christie by none other than the famous P. G. Wodehouse! Excerpt: "Castle's Select Tour, represented by seven...
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Musaicum Books presents to you this unique and meticulously edited mystery collection: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary The Murder on the Links The Affair at the Victory Ball The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls (The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) The Adventure of King of Clubs The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim The Mystery of the Plymouth Express The Adventure of «The Western Star» The Tragedy at Marsden Manor The Kidnapped Prime Minister The...
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This eBook edition of «The Mysterious Affair at Styles» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of World War I, in 1916 and was Christie's first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. The story is told in first person by Hastings and features many of the...
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Miss Violet Marsh was orphaned at fourteen years of age, when she went to live with her Uncle Andrew in Devon. Now Uncle Devon has died, leaving a will with a strange clause. Can Poirot unravel the mystery?
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Poirot is called in to investigate the kidnapping of three-year-old Johnnie Waverlyfrom his home in Surrey. Evidence points to someone in the household, but the most likely suspect has an alibi.
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A heavily veiled lady arrives and identifies herself as Lady Millicent Castle Vaughan, whose engagement to the Duke of Southshire was recently announced. At age sixteen she wrote an indiscreet letter to a soldier…a letter now in the hands of a blackmailer. Can Poirot retrieve it and save her reputation?
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Hastings mentions his belief that Poirot had never known failure in his professional career. Poirot said that was not true and relates the one occasion when he failed to solve a crime, years earlier when he was a police detective in Brussels.
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While on holiday in Brighton with Hastings, Poirot cannot resist the case of a missing necklace. Also published as «The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan.»
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This eBook edition of «The Greatest Murder Mysteries – Agatha Christie Edition» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.Table of Contents: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary The Murder on the Links The Affair at the Victory Ball The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls (The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) The Adventure of the King of Clubs The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim The Mystery of the...
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"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" by Agatha Christie. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...
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"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of World War I, in 1916, and first published by John Lane in the United States in October 1920 and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head on 21 January 1921. Styles was Christie's first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. The story is told in first person by Hastings and features many of the elements that have...
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"The Mysterious Affair at Styles" is a detective novel by Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of World War I, in 1916, and first published by John Lane in the United States in October 1920 and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head on 21 January 1921. Styles was Christie's first published novel, introducing Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. The story is told in first person by Hastings and features many of the elements that have...
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Poirot and Hastings investigate the death of an Italian count found alone and dead in a locked apartment – his head crushed in by a small marble statue.
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Poirot receives a visit from a Mrs Pengelley, a middle-aged woman who fears that she is being poisoned by her husband. She has no proof , only that she only suffers when her husband is at home, not when he is away at the weekends – and a bottle of weedkiller, supposedly unused, is half-empty…
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Poirot investigates a jewel robbery. The theft occurred during a tea party, when a private safe was rifled and objects taken.
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Poirot and Hastings are entertaining Japp when the conversation turns to the recent disappearance of a banker, Mr. Davenheim, from his large country house, the Cedar. No trace of Davenheim can be found.
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"The Secret Adversary" by Agatha Christie. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to...
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Musaicum Books presents to you the collection of Hercule Poirot's early cases: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Affair at the Victory Ball The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls (The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) The Adventure of King of Clubs The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim The Mystery of the Plymouth Express The Adventure of «The Western Star» The Tragedy at Marsden Manor The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond...
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This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary The Murder on the Links The Affair at the Victory Ball The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls (The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) The Adventure of King of Clubs The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim The Mystery of the Plymouth Express The Adventure of «The Western Star» The Tragedy at Marsden Manor ...
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Dame Agatha Christie is proclaimed as the Queen of Crime fiction and has the distinction of holding the Guinness World Records for selling over two billion copies of her books. Come along on this thrilling crime adventure and enjoy trying to solve the puzzle yourself. Contents: The Secret of Chimneys The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary The Murder on the Links The Affair at the Victory Ball The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan The Adventure of King of Clubs The...
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The fiancée of Philip Ridgeway asks Poirot to prove his innocence. Ridgeway is the nephew of Mr Vavasour, the joint general manager of the London and Scottish Bank and a million dollars of bonds have gone missing whilst in his care.
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