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Nuestro amigo Poirot junto con Japp, se han desplazado a Bruselas para ser condecorado el inspector jefe, y revirara una enigmática investigación de antes de la primera guerra mundial. Es un caso que esconde un intrigante desenlace, fruto de un buen guion y con nuestro amigo Poirot iluminando a todo el mundo.

Durante un festival de flores, una anciana en silla de ruedas se acerca a Poirot, le da una bolsa de semillas vacía y le pide que la visite al día siguiente. Al llegar, el detective descubre el cadáver de la mujer, que ha sido envenenada.

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Poirot’s peace is disturbed when a local gentleman, Roger Ackroyd, is found murdered in his study. Clues include a vanished letter, a scrap of cambric cloth, a goose quill, and an elaborately tooled Tunisian dagger. We follow Poirot, aided by the village doctor, James Sheppard, as he traces his way through a tangle of suspects that include Ackroyd’s sister-in-law, niece, secretary, adopted son, and housemaids—all of whom appear to have motives for killing him.

En este relato, Miss Marple se encuentra en una tienda de telas junto con su amiga, Mrs. Rhodes. Mientras están allí, la señora Bartlett entra a la tienda, y las tres mujeres comienzan a charlar. Durante la conversación, la señora Bartlett menciona que ha encontrado a la doncella perfecta, Elsie Holland. La señora Bartlett está encantada con Elsie debido a su eficiencia y discreción. Sin embargo, la descripción que hace la señora Bartlett de Elsie despierta las sospechas de Miss Marple. Aunque todo parece perfecto, Miss Marple siente que algo no encaja.

En los últimos días de la Gran Guerra, Poirot y Hastings se hallan cenando en el Carlton cuando se encuentran con un viejo conocido, el capitán Vincent Lemesurier, quien se encuentra allí con su tío Hugo Lemesurier, cuando de repente llega un primo suyo, Roger, avisándoles de que el padre de Vincent ha sufrido una seria caída mientras montaba a caballo y apenas le quedan unas horas de vida. Vincent y Hugo se marchan corriendo, y Roger les habla entonces de la antigua maldición de los Lemesurier, según la cual ninguno de los primogénitos de la familia podrá heredar jamás

A murdered heiress. Missing jewels. A killer hidden among the passengers. When wealthy American heiress Flossie Halliday boards the Plymouth Express carrying a fortune in precious jewels, she expects nothing more than an ordinary journey. Instead, her body is discovered concealed beneath a train...

Hercule Poirot e Arthur Hastings si ritrovano per il caso più arduo delle loro carriere. Quando Poirot riceve una lettera firmata "ABC" che lo avverte di un crimine imminente, i due amici si lanciano in una corsa contro il tempo per decifrare la logica perversa di un assassino che sfida il grande detective annunciando in ordine alfabetico il luogo del prossimo delitto. Ad ogni nuovo omicidio si schiude una nuova cerchia di sospettati. La prima vittima è Alice Ascher, ad Andover, il cui marito violento dispone di un alibi tutt'altro che solido.

"The Young Women of Mystery Collection" brings together two of Agatha Christie's most entertaining mysteries, each led by a determined young woman whose courage and intelligence carry her into danger. In The Seven Dials Mystery, spirited Bundle Brent investigates a baffling death linked to a secretive society, fashionable parties, and a sinister conspiracy. In The Man in the Brown Suit, Anne Beddingfeld follows the trail of a mysterious stranger from London to South Africa, uncovering murder, romance, and international intrigue along the way.

"[] the merriest collection of detective stories it has been our good fortune to encounter." The New York Times Book Review, September 1929 This short story collection from Queen of Crime Agatha Christie features her detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford solving mysteries one after the other...

In The Seven Dials Mystery, Queen of Crime Agatha Christie reintroduces characters from her earlier novel, The Secret of the Chimneys. This time, it's the murder of Gerald Wade, as well as the seven alarm clocks found in his room the next morning, that set Bill Eversleigh and Eileen "Bundle"...

Heading for the French Rivieria, recently retired detective Hercule Poirot boards Le Train Bleu in London. This luxury trip, however, quickly turns southin more ways than one. When the train arrives in Nice, France, American heiress Ruth Kettering is found murdered, and the Heart of Fire ruby...

Many others in the village have said that they would like to see the colonel dead, but a number of people have a more specific interest in his death: the colonel’s young wife, Anne; her lover, the artist Lawrence Redding; Archer, a local man given a harsh sentence by the colonel for poaching. Even the colonel’s daughter, Lettice, desperate for money, says, “If only father would be decent and die, I’d be all right.” These complexities lead to any number of dead ends for investigators. The only one able to see through the blinds and obscurities is Miss Marple, an elderly but sharp-eyed spinster.

Sceneggiatura su testo originale di Agatha Christie Limited, versione integrale. Nella campagna del Middleshire Natale è il calore piacevole di un caminetto acceso, e le chiacchiere piacevoli di un caro amico. La rilassante vigilia di Natale di Hercule Poirot inizia esattamente in questo modo ma durante la serata dovrà occuparsi di un omicidio. In un palazzo di Longdale un uomo anziano viene assassinato con una crudeltà inaudita. Si tratta del vecchio Simeon Lee, uno dei personaggi più in vista della contea, celebre per la sua ricchezza ma anche per il suo egoismo.

Dos clásicos imprescindibles de Agatha Christie reunidos en una colección de audiolibros llena de asesinatos, espionaje y misterio en la legendaria mansión de Chimneys. Incluye dos novelas completas protagonizadas por el Superintendente Battle: El Secreto de Chimneys y El Misterio de Las 7...

From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo—now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS. Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love… and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring...

When the luxurious overnight passenger train from Calais to the Riviera, known as the Blue Train, arrives in Nice, a guard goes into the compartment of American heiress, Ruth Kettering and attempts to wake her. Unfortunately, she will never wake up, as she is dead, having been killed by a heavy blow to her head, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious ruby, known as the 'Heart of Fire', is missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, but detective Hercule Poirot, who also just happens to be a passenger on the train, is not convinced.

Durante una elegante velada en la alta sociedad londinense, las valiosas joyas del excéntrico coleccionista Marcus Hardman desaparecen de su caja fuerte, desatando el escándalo entre sus selectos invitados. Desesperado por evitar el escarnio público, Hardman recurre al legendario Hércules Poirot, quien deberá desenredar una trama donde nada es lo que parece y cada pista puede ser un engaño. ¿Quién es el verdadero culpable? ¿El joven Parker, la enigmática condesa rusa Vera Rossakoff o quizá alguien aún más inesperado?

Una nueva inquilina se instala en el tercer piso de las Mansiones Whitehaven, la residencia de Poirot, pero esa misma noche muere asesinada. Cuando se descubre el cuerpo, el detective investiga.

La acaudalada familia Waverly ha recibido cartas extorsivas amenazando con secuestrar al pequeño Johnnie, de tres años. La policía apenas ha prestado atención a la denuncia de los padres; cuando finalmente sucede el secuestro, la madre desesperada acude a Hércules Poirot.