She fell head over heels for the charming young man one afternoon. And by nightfall, Victoria Jones had conspired to follow him to Baghdad. But no daydream of love could match the real life adventure that unfolded: a stranger was stabbed in her bed, someone issued a hushed warning, and her rival for Edward's affections neatly arranged her kidnapping. From the steamy Arab marketplace to the vast and arid desert, Victoria was pursued by an unknown power that threatened not only her, but the fate of the entire world ...

Rendez-vous à Bagdad

Dès leur arrivée sur l'île du Nègre, tous les invités en ont la conviction : quelque chose n'est pas normal. Pourquoi leur hôte est-il absent ? Qui a déposé dans leur chambre le texte d'une vieille comptine, les Dix petits nègres ? Les voilà seuls sur l'île, obligés de passer la soirée ensemble alors qu'ils ne se connaissent pas... Et soudain, tout bascule : brisant le silence, une voix inconnue s'élève. Elle accuse d'un crime chacune des dix personnes présentes. Alors au rythme des couplets des Dix petits nègres, commence une ronde mortelle...

Dix Petits Negres

Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently random underlinings. However, when she writes down the letters, they spell out a very disturbing message: M a r y - J o r d a n - d i d - n o t - d i e - n a t u r a l l y. . . And sixty years after their first murder, Mary Jordan's enemies are still ready to kill...

Le cheval à bascule

Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood - or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. Within hours Miss Pinkerton is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Mere coincidence!

Murder is easy

An old widow is brutally killed in the parlour of her cottage...

Mrs McGinty's dead

Mr Shaitana est un bien étrange personnage : longue figure, moustache cosmétiquée et sourcils en accents circonflexes qui accentuent son air de Méphisto. Et Mr Shaitana, qui est véritablement diabolique, s'est plu, ce soir-là, à convier à dîner huit hôtes triés sur le volet : quatre spécialistes du crime et quatre personnes qui seraient - à ses dires - des criminels assez habiles pour ne s'être jamais fait pincerIl ne faut pas trop jouer avec le feu, fût-on le diable ou peu s'en faut. Au cours de la partie de bridge qui prolonge cette extravagante soirée, le rictus démoniaque s'effacera définitivement de la longue face de Mr Shaitana.Tout simplement parce que l'un de ses invités lui a donné un coup de poignard bien placé...

Cartes sur table

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

On a beau dire, ce genre d'incident est extrêmement fâcheux... Les domestiques n'ont plus la tête à ce qu'ils font et tout va de travers. S'est-on occupé de prendre des dispositions pour le déjeuner ? Non, bien entendu ! Et cependant, la bienséance exigerait que le menu en fût modifié. On ne peut servir le canard comme si de rien n'était. Et que faire de l'invité qui va arriver d'un instant à l'autre ? Bah ! Il paraît que M. Hercule Poirot a pour métier de découvrir les assassins. Il sera ravi de trouver au Vallon de quoi s'occuper...

Le Vallon

A wealthy family

 A fatal cup of tea

 Rex Fortescue was enjoying his morning cup of tea when he met his untimely end.

 Suspicions naturally turn to his wife. He was filthy rich, after all.

 Then she too is found dead.

 Strange clues have Scotland Yard's finest minds scratching their heads. Poisoned marmalade. Dead blackbirds. A victim found with a pocketful of rye.

 It's up to Jane Marple to put the pieces of this strange puzzle together.

 Never underestimate Miss Marple

 'Captivating and addictive, Agatha Christie's work never fails to delight.'Jean Kwok

 'This is the best of the novels starring Christie's Miss Marple.'

 New York Times

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