A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.

 An unlikely couple find themselves drawn together by their mutual fascination for a sinister little stone idol high on a shelf in the British Museum.

The Lonely God - An Agatha Christie Short Story

Arthritic and immobilized, Poirot calls on his old friend Captain Hastings to join him at Styles to be the eyes and ears that will feed observations to Poirot's still razor sharp mind. Though aware of the criminal's identity, Poirot will not reveal it to the frustrated Hastings, and dubs the nameless personage 'X'. Already responsible for several murders, X, Poirot warns, is ready to strike again, and the partners must work swiftly to prevent imminent murder.Poirot’s final case, a mystery which brings him and Hastings back to Styles where they first solved a crime together. The story was both anticipated and dreaded by Agatha Christie fans worldwide, many of whom still refuse to read it, as it is known to contain Poirot’s death.Agatha Christie wrote it during World War II, as a gift for her daughter should she not survive the bombings, and it was kept in a safe for over thirty years. It was agreed among the family that Curtain would be published finally in 1975 by Collins, her long-standing publishers, and that Sleeping Murder (the Marple story written during the war for her husband, Max) would follow.The reception of Poirot’s death was international, even earning him an obituary in The New York Times; he is still the only fictional character to have received such an honour. The first actor to take on the role of portraying Poirot in his final hours was David Suchet, as the final episode of the series Agatha Christie’s Poirot for which he’d been playing the role for twenty-five years. The episode was adapted in 2013.

Poirot quitte la scène

It was an open and shut case. All the evidence said Caroline Crale poisoned her philandering husband, a brilliant painter. She was quickly and easily convicted and sentenced to life in prison.  Now, sixteen years later, in a posthumous letter, Mrs. Crale has assured her grown daughter that she was innocent. But instead of setting the young woman's mind at ease, the letter only raises disquieting questions. Did Caroline indeed write the truth? And if she didn't kill her husband, who did? To find out, the Crale’s daughter asks Hercule Poirot to reopen the case. His investigation takes him deep into the conflicting memories and motivations of the five other people who were with the Crales on the fatal day. With his keen understanding of human psychology, he manages to discover the surprising truth behind the artist's death.

Cinq petits cochons

Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict...  Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies - a husband and wife - shot dead.  But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that ''old sin leave long shadows''.

ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER

Tout avait commencé de la façon la plus classique qui soit : un prince déchu cherchant à récupérer son trône sollicite l'appui - discret - des Britanniques. En échange de quoi, les compagnies anglaises se verraient concéder l'exploitation des pétroles du petit État. Bref, une banale manœuvre politico-financière, élaborée dans le cadre somptueux d'une des plus anciennes demeures seigneuriales d'Angleterre : Chimneys. Pourtant, l'affaire se corse lorsqu'on se rend compte que des individus équivoques se sont glissés parmi le beau linge qui prépare sa révolution de palais. Et les cadavres font affreusement désordre dans les salons de Chimneys...

Le secret De Chimneys

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.

 Holidaying in Jordan, Parker Pyne is pulled into the love affairs of a young lady when her pearl earring goes missing. All of the travelling companions are immediately searched without success. But it is not the value of the missing jewel that concerns the young lady.

The Pearl of Price - An Agatha Christie Short Story

A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players...  Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana''s private collection.  Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether...

CARDS ON THE TABLE

An English country house at Christmas time should be the perfect place to get away from it all - but nothing is ever simple for Hercule Poirot, as he finds not one but five baffling cases to solve.First comes a sinister warning on his pillow to avoid the plum pudding...then the discovery of a corpse in a chest...next, an overheard quarrel that leads to murder...the strange case of a dead man's eating habits...and the puzzle of a victim who dreams of his own suicide.Add an extra bonus - Miss Marple investigates Greenshaw's Folly.

Christmas Pudding

Quelle drôle d'idée ! Rassembler pour des vacances à La Pointe-aux-Mouettes l'ex-Mrs Strange  - Mrs Audrey depuis son divorce  - et Kay, la nouvelle tenante du titre, sous le prétexte d'en faire des amies... c'est de l'inconscience, pour ne pas dire plus. Car enfin, l'époux de ces dames n'a quand même pas la naïveté de croire qu'elles vont tomber dans les bras l'une de l'autre. D'ailleurs, si ces tigresses ne se sont pas encore écharpées, c'est qu'elles se retiennent. Pour l'instant. Les vertus calmantes de l'air marin, sans doute... Mais les choses n'en resteront pas là. Deux Mrs Strange sous le même toit, c'est une de trop...

The Lonely God - An Agatha Christie Short Story

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