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When two unemployed young people in post World War I England decide to seek their fortunes by becoming "Young Adventurers" little did they know that their first commission would lead them into a web of intrigue and deceit. They find themselves searching for secret diplomatic papers which may be in the possession of a mysterious Jane Finn who survived the sinking of the Lusitania only to have gone missing for the last five years, papers, which if revealed to the world would rock the government to its very core.In this, the second novel of Agatha Christie, we are introduced to that delightful pair, Tommy and Tuppence, as they track down the missing girl, recover the lost documents, and confrot The Secret Adversary!

When the wealthy Mrs. Inglethorpe is found poisoned at her country estate of Styles, it is fortunate that the most Belgian of detectives, Hercule Poirot is staying in the neighboring village. But who is the murderer? The recent husband of the deceased, one of her sons by a previous marriage; John or Lawrence, her protégé, Cynthia, who had access to poisons at the local hospital, or someone else? This, the first mystery of Agatha Christie, features not only the Poirot, but Captain Hastings and Inspector Japp as well. It is up to Poirot to solve the case of The Mysterious Affair at Styles!This classic book was handcrafted by Resurrected Press. Resurrected Press is dedicated to bringing high quality classic books back to the readers who enjoy them. These are not scanned versions of the originals, but, rather, quality checked and edited books meant to be enjoyed!

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, (Torquay, 15 de septiembre de 1890-Wallingford, 12 de enero de 1976), más conocida como Agatha Christie, fue una escritora británica especializada en el género policial, por cuyo trabajo tuvo reconocimiento a nivel internacional. Además de 66 novelas policiales, también publicó seis novelas rosas y 14 historias cortas bajo el seudónimo de Mary Westmacott, e incursionó exitosamente como autora teatral, con obras como La ratonera o Testigo de cargo.

"My very first grown-up book, I distinctly remember going to the library and my mom helping me pick out an Agatha Christie book. I tore through The Mysterious Affair at Styles. GILLIAN FLYNN, author of Gone Girl "[Agatha Christie wrote] brilliantly compact, stylized and efficient mysteries...the genre in its lean classic English form fit her like a cat burglar's thin black glove." JOHN UPDIKE, author of The Witches of Eastwick "I love Agatha Christie's novels." TRUMAN CAPOTE, author of In Cold Blood "I really like Agatha Christie. She obeys the rules of the genre at first, but then occasionally she manages to do very personal things." MICHEL HOULLEBECQ, author of The Map and the Territory

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[1] and in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head (John Lane's UK company) on 21 January 1921.[2] Styles was Christie's first published novel. It introduced Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings.[3] Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life. His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery.

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head[1] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6)[1] and the US edition at $1.75.[3]The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories; the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin.

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 (John Lane's UK company) on 21 January 1921.

In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is long and includes her gold-digging new spouse and stepsons, her doctor, and her hired companion.

Hiring themselves out as "young adventurers willing to do anything" is a smart move for Tommy and Tuppence. All Tuppence has to do is take an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris and pose as someone named Jane Finn. But with the job comes a threat to her life, and the disappearance of her mysterious employer. Now Tuppence's newest job is playing detective-because if there's a Jane Finn that really exists, she's got a secret that's putting both their lives in danger.

Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey aboard the luxurious Blue Train, bound for the French Riviera. A beautiful heiress, a precious collection of rubies, and a love triangle form the backdrop of Agatha Christie's fifth Hercule Poirot novel. As the Belgian detective sets out to solve the murder of American heiress Ruth Kettering, the reader is thrown into a web of suspicion and intrigue. Derek, her estranged husband, seems to be the prime suspect, but as Poirot delves deeper, the truth slowly unravels. Follow Poirot's reenactment of the deadly train ride...with the murderer on board. The "Queen of Crime's" masterful blend of suspense and misdirection will keep you guessing until the astonishing end.

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, Hercule Poirot sets out on the trail of a serial killer.?There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie.?? Sunday Times (London)?Let us see, Mr. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be.?There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in a state of panic.A is for Mrs. Ascher in Andover, B is for Betty Barnard in Bexhill, C is for Sir Carmichael Clarke in Churston. With each murder, the killer is getting more confident?but leaving a trail of deliberate clues to taunt the proud Hercule Poirot might just prove to be the first, and fatal, mistake.

Plongez-vous dans l'univers mystérieux et captivant du roman "Les Quatre" d'Agatha Christie, où l'intrigue et le suspense se mêlent habilement pour vous tenir en haleine jusqu'à la dernière page. L'histoire débute par une scène inquiétante : quatre individus fortunés, apparemment sans lien entre eux, reçoivent chacun une mystérieuse lettre signée "L'Aventurier". Cette missive sombre et énigmatique leur promet une révélation fracassante, susceptible de bouleverser leur vie à jamais. Intrigués, mais également terrifiés, ces personnages intrigants se retrouvent irrémédiablement liés par ce sinistre secret.Au c¿ur de ce huis clos angoissant, Agatha Christie tisse habilement une toile de suspens, où chaque personnage dissimule ses propres secrets, mensonges et motivations obscures. Au fur et à mesure que les événements se déroulent, les tensions montent, les soupçons s'intensifient, et l'on réalise que chacun des quatre protagonistes semble avoir quelque chose à cacher. L'auteure maîtresse de l'intrigue criminelle nous entraîne dans un tourbillon de fausses pistes, de rebondissements inattendus et de retournements de situation saisissants. Les pages se tournent frénétiquement, tandis que l'on cherche à résoudre ce puzzle complexe en compagnie d'un détective iconique d'Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot. Ce dernier, avec son esprit acéré et ses déductions implacables, se lance à la poursuite de la vérité, révélant ainsi toute la subtilité de l'intrigue et les motivations profondes de chacun des personnages. Tout au long de ce roman envoûtant, Agatha Christie se révèle une virtuose du suspense, manipulant habilement nos émotions et nous tenant en haleine jusqu'à la révélation finale. "Les Quatre" est un chef-d'¿uvre du genre policier, un tour de force littéraire qui ébranlera vos certitudes et vous laissera méditer sur la complexité de l'âme humaine.Plongez dans cette aventure haletante, laissez-vous surprendre par les retournements de situation et les révélations inattendues. Agatha Christie nous offre une fois de plus un voyage fascinant au c¿ur de l'âme humaine, où rien n'est jamais ce qu'il semble être. "Les Quatre" est un roman qui restera gravé dans votre esprit bien après avoir tourné la dernière page.

When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christies classic murder mystery, Halloween Party.At a Halloween party, Joycea hostile thirteen-year-oldboasts 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...

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie is a collection of stories featuring the author's inimitable master sleuth Hercule Poirot. Pitted against an assortment of devious murderers, thieves and villains, the detective solves each case with brilliant insight, imagination and his own brand of deviousness. These are classic puzzle stories by a universally acknowledged master of the form.

The Big Four is a tale of international intrigue and espionage, featuring famous detective Hercule Poirot, and his companions Arthur Hastings and Inspector Japp. An unexpected visitor called Mayerling comes in through Hercule Poirot's bedroom and collapses on the floor. The only clue to what he wants is his repeating Poirot's name and address and writing the number 4, many times. When Hastings jokingly calls it "The Mystery of the Big Four," the man begins speaking about an international crime cartel of that name. He describes the four leaders: Number 1 is a Chinese political mastermind named Li Chang Yen; Number 2 is probably American; Number 3 is a Frenchwoman; and Number 4 is known only as "the Destroyer." The man dies soon after and Poirot and Hastings go off on the trail of the Big Four.

"Ten people who have never met before are invited by an unknown guest to spend a few days on vacation in a luxurious mansion located on an island off the English coast. Each of the guests has something to hide, and a crime for which they must pay. The nightmare begins."--

Rex Fortescue, un importante hombre de negocios, muere en su oficina. El forense informa que ha sido envenenado con taxina, un extraño veneno que se obtiene de las hojas de los tejos, árboles que precisamente rodean la finca del muerto. Un hecho inexplicable es que en el bolsillo del difunto se halla un puñado de granos de centeno. Poco después, Gladys, la doncella de Fortescue, que anteriormente había estado al servicio de Miss Marple, muere en lo que parece ser un crimen premeditado. Es entonces cuando la sagaz Miss Marple decidirá ayudar a la policía para averiguar quién se esconde detrás de estos asesinatos sin motivo aparente.

Son las siete de la maänana. Los Bantry se despiertan con una desagradable sorpresa: el cuerpo inerte de una joven mujer desconocida en su biblioteca. Lleva un vestido de noche y bastante maquillaje, que ahora embadurna sus mejillas. Pero, Åquiâen es ella? ÅCâomo llegâo allâi? ÅY cuâal es la conexiâon con otra chica muerta, cuyos restos carbonizados mâas tarde se descubriâo en una cantera abandonada? Los respetables Bantry invitan a Miss Marple, amiga de la seänora Banty, a resolver el misterio con su increâible intuiciâon antes de que las malas lenguas empiecen a trabajar.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie, introducing her fictional detective Hercule Poirot. 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 (John Lane's UK company) on 21 January 1921. Styles introduced Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp, and Arthur Hastings. Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life. His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. When Mrs Inglethorp is murdered, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery.

Zehn eingeladene Gäste treffen auf Soldier Island ein. Doch dann wird einer von ihnen ermordet. Die anderen Gäste dürfen die Insel nicht verlassen - denn niemand ist so unschuldig wie sie zu sein scheinen. Nun sind alle in Gefahr - der Mörder treibt ein scheinbar grausames Spiel mit ihnen. Doch wer ist der Mörder?

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.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company. It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective.Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend, Roger Ackroyd, to pursue a project to perfect vegetable marrows. Soon after, Ackroyd is murdered and Poirot must come out of retirement to solve the case.The novel was well-received from its first publication. In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written. The short biography of Christie which is included in 21st century UK printings of her books calls it her masterpiece. (wikipedia.org)Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 - 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, which was performed in the West End from 1952 to 2020, as well as six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, and was largely home-schooled. She was initially an unsuccessful writer with six consecutive rejections, but this changed in 1920 when The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring detective Hercule Poirot, was published. Her first husband was Archibald Christie; they married in 1914 and had one child before divorcing in 1928. During both World Wars, she served in hospital dispensaries, acquiring a thorough knowledge of the poisons which featured in many of her novels, short stories, and plays. Following her marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan in 1930, she spent several months each year on digs in the Middle East and used her first-hand knowledge of his profession in her fiction. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author. And Then There Were None is one of the highest-selling books of all time, with approximately 100 million sales. Christie's stage play The Mousetrap holds the world record for the longest initial run. It opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End of London on 25 November 1952, and by September 2018 there had been more than 27,500 performances. The play was closed down in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 1955, Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. Later that year, Witness for the Prosecution received an Edgar Award for best play. In 2013, she was voted the best crime writer and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd the best crime novel ever by 600 professional novelists of the Crime Writers' Association. In September 2015, And Then There Were None was named the "World's Favourite Christie" in a vote sponsored by the author's estate. Most of Christie's books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games, and graphic novels. More than thirty feature films are based on her work. (wikipedia.org)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company. It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective.Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend, Roger Ackroyd, to pursue a project to perfect vegetable marrows. Soon after, Ackroyd is murdered and Poirot must come out of retirement to solve the case.The novel was well-received from its first publication. In 2013, the British Crime Writers' Association voted it the best crime novel ever. It is one of Christie's best known and most controversial novels, its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre. Howard Haycraft included it in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written. The short biography of Christie which is included in 21st century UK printings of her books calls it her masterpiece. (wikipedia.org)Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 - 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, which was performed in the West End from 1952 to 2020, as well as six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, and was largely home-schooled. She was initially an unsuccessful writer with six consecutive rejections, but this changed in 1920 when The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring detective Hercule Poirot, was published. Her first husband was Archibald Christie; they married in 1914 and had one child before divorcing in 1928. During both World Wars, she served in hospital dispensaries, acquiring a thorough knowledge of the poisons which featured in many of her novels, short stories, and plays. Following her marriage to archaeologist Max Mallowan in 1930, she spent several months each year on digs in the Middle East and used her first-hand knowledge of his profession in her fiction. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author. And Then There Were None is one of the highest-selling books of all time, with approximately 100 million sales. Christie's stage play The Mousetrap holds the world record for the longest initial run. It opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End of London on 25 November 1952, and by September 2018 there had been more than 27,500 performances. The play was closed down in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 1955, Christie was the first recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award. Later that year, Witness for the Prosecution received an Edgar Award for best play. In 2013, she was voted the best crime writer and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd the best crime novel ever by 600 professional novelists of the Crime Writers' Association. In September 2015, And Then There Were None was named the "World's Favourite Christie" in a vote sponsored by the author's estate. Most of Christie's books and short stories have been adapted for television, radio, video games, and graphic novels. More than thirty feature films are based on her work. (wikipedia.org)

La obra de teatro más representada de la Historia. Uno de los misterios más populares de la dama del crimenEDICIÓN CON RECURSOS DIDÁCTICOS Giles y Mollie Ralston están muy ocupados tratando de ultimar los preparativos para los primeros huéspedes. Acaban de abrir una pensión en una mansión antigua que Mollie ha heredado y solo desean que las primeras personas que acogen tengan una estancia plácida. Pero una nevada intensa deja la mansión Monkswell incomunicada y la noticia que les da el sargento Trotter no resulta muy tranquilizadora: los huéspedes de la pensión se encuentran bajo la amenaza de un asesino.Una singularidad acompaña la vida de esta pieza de Agatha Christie: La ratonera es la obra de teatro que acumula más representaciones de la historia. Completan la presente edición ilustraciones de Guillermo Berdugo y una introducción y propuestas de trabajo a cargo de Rosa Solé. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThe most performed play in history. One of the most popular mysteries of the lady of crime EDITING WITH TEACHING RESOURCES Giles and Mollie Ralston are busy trying to finalize the preparations for the first guests. They have just opened a boarding house in an old mansion that Mollie has inherited and they only want the first people they host to have a peaceful stay. But a heavy snowfall leaves the Monkswell mansion cut off and the news given to them by Sergeant Trotter is not very reassuring: the guests of the boarding house are under threat from an assassin. A singularity accompanies the life of this piece by Agatha Christie: The Mousetrap is the play that accumulates the most performances in history. This edition is completed by illustrations by Guillermo Berdugo and an introduction and work proposals by Rosa Solé.