Monsieur Renauld dies on a golf course just days after sending a plea for help to detective Poirot. Since Renauld possessed a plundered fortune, a scorned wife, a mistress, and an estranged son, there is no lack of suspects. It's up to Poirot to put the police onto the culprit before more murders occur.

The Murder on the Links

And Then There Were None is the signature novel of Agatha Christie, the most popular work of the world's bestselling novelist. It is a masterpiece of mystery and suspense that has been a fixture in popular literature since it was originally published in 1939. First there were ten-a curious assortment of strangers summoned to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to any of them, is nowhere to be found. The ten guests have precious little in common except that each has a deadly secret buried deep in their own past. And, unknown to them, each has be

And Then There Were None

"Partners in Crime" is a captivating collection of short stories by the renowned British author Agatha Christie. Published in 1929, this book features the beloved characters Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. The couple, who first appeared in Christie’s earlier novel "The Secret Adversary," returns as amateur detectives in this delightful series of mysteries. Their adventures are filled with clever plots, intriguing characters, and unexpected twists that keep readers engaged from start to finish. The stories in "Partners in Crime" revolve around Tommy and Tuppence as they embark on various investig

Partners in Crime

In "Poirot Investigates," Agatha Christie crafts a collection of short stories that showcase her renowned Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, as he unravels a series of complex mysteries. The literary style is characterized by Christie's trademark wit, sharp dialogue, and intricate plotting, which immerse readers in a world of deception and intrigue. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Europe, the stories reflect the social norms and psychological undercurrents of the time, deftly blending contemporary issues with timeless questions of morality and justice. Agatha Christie, often hai

Poirot Investigates

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, oddthings started to happen. Despite her best efforts tomodernize the house, she only succeeded in dredgingup its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense ofterror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorciseher ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a"perfect" crime committed many years before.

Sleeping Murder

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie. It was written in the middle of the First World War, 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 changed into Christie's first posted novel. It delivered Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the house of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life. His pal Hastings arrives as a visitor a

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While serving a life sentence for killing his mother, Jacko Argyle dies. Two years later, a stranger shatters the peace of the Argyle household. Can Arthur Calgary provide the missing link in Jacko's defence? Was Jacko sentenced for a murder he didn't commit?

Ordeal by Innocence

In Agatha Christie's thrilling mystery novel, "The Big Four," readers are introduced to a cunning ensemble of criminal masterminds whose aim is global domination. Written in Christie's signature style of intricate plotting and well-developed characters, the narrative is woven with a blend of suspense and wit, typical of the detective fiction genre from the 1920s. Set against the backdrop of international intrigue, Poirot and Hastings take on an enigmatic challenge that stretches the limits of their deductive abilities, delving into the machinations of the titular quartet. The episodic structur

The Big Four

In the Agatha Christie classic Peril at End House, a young woman who has recently survived a series of very close calls appears to be the target of a dedicated killer—and it’s up to Hercule Poirot to save her life. 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 su

Peril at End House

A 1927 novel with Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings as protagonists. The book was published shortly after the death of Agatha's mother and her divorce from her first husband. There was no inspiration, so the author reworked the stories previously published only in magazines, combined them with the confrontation of Hercule Poirot and the international criminal organization "Big Four", and we got a novel of the same name. Hercule Poirot so many intricate cases unraveled – why would he not reveal and defuse the world conspiracy? To Hercule Poirot came a strange stranger, said no less strange th

When Hercule Poirot and his sidekick Arthur Hastings arrive in the French village of Merlinville-sur-Mer to meet their client Paul Renauld they learn from Paris police that he has been found that morning stabbed in the back with a letter opener and left in a newly dug grave adjacent to a local golf course. Among the plausible suspects are Renauld's wife Eloise, his son Jack, an unknown visitor of the previous day, Renauld's immediate neighbor Madame Daubreuil, and the mysterious "Cinderella" of Hasting's recent acquaintance-all of whom Poirot has reason to suspect. Poirot's powers of investiga

The Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie

Volume 8 in the Agatha Christie Collection (1927)Framed in the doorway of Poirot_s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man_s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell.Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about _Number Four_.

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.

Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express

The famous novel in which the Queen of Crime introduced one of her most beloved characters, the indomitable Miss Marple. St. Mary Mead appears to be a typically quaint English country village, but many dark secrets lurk under its placid surface--and its most unobtrusive resident, the elderly Miss Jane Marple, is equally easy to underestimate. When Colonel Protheroe, the exceedingly disagreeable local magistrate, is found shot to death in the vicar's study, the police are confounded. Nearly everyone in the village had good reason to wish the man dead, witness accounts conflict, and two contradi

The Murder at the Vicarage

Alice Ascher from Andover is the first victim. Next to her corpse is a spellbinding clue. It seems that a killer is knocking off his victims one-by-one, A through Z. Alphabetically speaking, Hercule Poirot fears that it's a matter of one down, twenty-five to go.