Roulant dans la même direction et presque à vitesse égale, les deux trains semblaient disputer un match.
Mrs McGillicuddy, pour se distraire, regardait les occupants du compartiment qui s'offrait à sa vue. Ce qu'elle vit lui arracha un cri. Debout, le dos tourné, un homme serrait la gorge d'une femme : il l'étranglait. Le hasard voulut que le « 16 h 50 » ralentît et que le train « parallèle » le dépassât, disparaissant ainsi dans la nuit.

Le train de 16 h 50

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published.

 With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genre's most accomplished writers.

 This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E. C. R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S. S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony).

 This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas - one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: 'The Locked Room' by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey!

 Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any bookshelf.

Bodies from the Library 2 - Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection

Quelques semaines après son mariage avec une très belle et jeune veuve, Gordon Cloade est tragiquement tué lors du bombardement de Londres. En une nuit, la jeune femme se retrouve en possession de toute la fortune des Cloade. Peu de temps après, la belle-soeur du défunt vient trouver Hercule Poirot, affirmant qu'elle a été prévenue par un « esprit » que la jeune femme deux fois veuve ne le serait qu'à moitié, puisque son premier mari serait vivant ! Poirot, peu convaincu, voudrait tout de même comprendre les réelles motivations des Cloade...
  

Dans cette nouvelle enquête, Hercule Poirot va devoir s'immiscer dans des secrets de famille, or la vérité n'est pas toujours belle à voir...
  
  

Traduction révisée de Élise Champon

Le flux et le reflux

An omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order.

 Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ' the typical old maid of fiction', Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature - and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: 'She's just the finest detective God ever made.' - and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.

 Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances.

 Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie's mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent. As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder.

Miss Marple – Miss Marple and Mystery - The Complete Short Stories

- The Actress - The Golden Ball - The Thumb Mark of St Peter - The Witness of the Prosecution.
Voici un choix de nouvelles d'Agatha Christie en version originale, accompagnées de notes juxtalinéaires rédigées en anglais qui aident le lecteur à comprendre les mots et expressions difficiles contenus dans le texte. Un lexique complète le volume. Cette collection constitue, après quelques années d'étude d'une langue étrangère, une étape vers la lecture autonome, sans dictionnaire ni traduction. Idéal pour tous ceux qui désirent découvrir ou redécouvrir le plaisir de lire dans leur langue d'origine les oeuvres de grands auteurs.

The actress and other short stories

A man is shot at in a juvenile reform home – but someone else dies…Miss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in a Victorian mansion which doubles as a rehabilitation centre for delinquents. Her fears are confirmed when a youth fires a revolver at the administrator, Lewis Serrocold. Neither is injured. But a mysterious visitor, Mr Gilbrandsen, is less fortunate – shot dead simultaneously in another part of the building.Pure coincidence? Miss Marple thinks not, and vows to discover the real reason for Mr Gilbrandsen’s visit.

Jeux de glaces

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

 Locked out of her apartment, a woman tries to gain entry from the flat downstairs - where she discovers a dead body. Fortunately, a Belgian detective is renting a flat in the same building.

The Third-Floor Flat - A Hercule Poirot Short Story

Quel lien peut-il bien y avoir entre un vol de diamants, un accident dans le metro londonien et la macabre decouverte du corps d'une inconnue dans une villa deserte ? Anne Beddingfeld, une jeune orpheline eprise d'aventure s'attaque a l'affaire. Elle va rapidement decouvrir qu'un meme suspect s'est trouve a chaque fois sur les lieux: grand, muscle, bronze et les yeux gris, il a aussi pour signe distinctif de toujours porter un complet marron... L'enquete la conduira de Londres jusqu'en Afrique du Sud."Traduit de l'anglais par Sylvie Durastanti""

L'homme au complet marron

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

 'One looks for humanity in these matters'

 Pretty Lily Margrave, smart little black hat pinned to her golden hair, is not convinced Hercule Poirot is needed in the matter of Sir Atwell's murder at all. At the request of her employer, the emphatic Lady Atwell, she has had to recount the precise details of what happened that evening, ten days ago in the Tower room even though the victim's nephew is incarcerated and charged with the murder. But, Lady Atwell's persistent bee in her bonnet drives Poirot up to the great house, Mon Repos, to see if he can look beyond the cold facts presented by Miss Margrave and look for the humanity in the matter. Poirot soon takes up residence in Mon Repos, ensconcing himself in the household and all its nooks and crannies. However, whilst at first the family are struck by his ardent endeavour to find out what befell Sir Atwell in the Tower room, their disquiet at having a 'ferreting little spy' going through their rooms becomes too much for some to bare. With his signature ingenuity, a scrap of material and the contents of a tiny box lead the detective to uncover who is behind this violent act.

Le train de 16 h 50

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