Agatha Christie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 8
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"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."--...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mrs. McGinty is dead and everyone suspects James Bentley, her slightly shifty lodger. In fact, James is facing a trial for an almost certain open-and-shut case. But Superintendent Spence is suspicious enough to ask for Hercule Poirot's assistance. Soon, the seemingly simple situation turns into a complex web of lies and hidden identities. Novelist Ariadne Oliver joins the hunt to find the real murderer.
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 18
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot is summoned when a young woman is accused of murdering her wealthy aunt's house companion.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford visit the Sunny Ridge Rest Home, where an old rambling woman insists that something is buried in the fireplace in the sitting room, and that a painting of a secluded house is strangely familiar. When the woman disappears without a trace, the sleuths discover something wicked at Sunny Ridge.
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leap at the chance. Their first case is a success-the triumphant recovery of a pink pearl. Other cases soon follow-a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. But can they live up to their slogan of "Any case solved in 24...
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"It is World War II, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces an even more sinister threat from 'the enemy within'--Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the intelligence service appoints two unlikely spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colorful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is no stroll along the promenade--N...
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 22
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Miss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in Stoneygates, a rehabilitation center. Her fears are confirmed when someone shoots at the administrator. Although he is not injured, a mysterious visitor is less fortunate--shot dead simultaneously in another part of the building. Pure coincidence? Miss Marple thinks not, and must use all her cunning to solve the riddle of the stranger's visit... and his murder"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Booket
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Rex Fortescue, un importante hombre de negocios, muere en su oficina. El forense informa que ha sido envenenado con taxina, una rara substancia que se obtiene a partir de las hojas del tejo, árboles que precisamente rodean la finca de la familia. Para mayor desconcierto de la policía, hallan en el bolsillo del difunto se halla un puñado de granos de centeno. Poco después, en la residencia de los Fortescue ocurren dos muertes más en lo que parecen...
Author
Series
Publisher
Booket
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Jerry Burton y su hermana Joanna llegan a Lymstock, un pequeño pueblo del sur de Inglaterra, para pasar una temporada. El entorno es idílico y los lugareños encantadores. Todo cambia cuando Joanna recibe un anónimo repleto de acusaciones de mal gusto, y lo que al principio parece una broma inocente pronto se complica al descubrir que prácticamente todos los vecinos han recibido mensajes similares. Tras la repentina muerte de la esposa de Richard...
77) Third girl
Author
Series
Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 31
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
[1967, c1966]
Language
English