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

 A man struggles to regain the love of his wife before she leaves him. He asks for Parker Pyne's help to save his marriage, but when dealing with matters of the heart they do not always follow a plan.

The Case of the Discontented Husband - 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

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

Tous ceux qui l’entouraient pouvaient tirer profit de la mort de Mrs Ingelthorp, riche maîtresse de la propriété de Styles : son second mari, Alfred Ingelthorp ; ses beaux-enfants, maintenus dans sa dépendance financière ; Cynthia, sa jeune protégée... Et tous auraient pu se procurer la strychnine qui l’a tuée.Mais pourquoi Hercule Poirot protège-t-il si obstinément Alfred Ingelthorp, alors que celui-ci se défend à peine contre les soupçons grandissants qui pèsent sur lui? Patience! Nous ne comprendrons qu’aux dernières pages le subtil jeu de stratégie qui s’est noué entre ces deux hommes, aussi redoutablement intelligents l’un que l’autre.Dès ce premier roman, publié en 1920, Agatha Christie démontre son extraordinaire habileté à nous tenir en haleine jusqu’au bout, alors même que les circonstances, les personnages, les indices nous sont parfaitement connus. Et surtout, elle campe le duo qui devait faire sa gloire : celui du petit détective belge et son fidèle Hastings.English description:It is Christie's first published novel, and introduces Hercule Poirot, Inspector (later, Chief Inspector) Japp and Lieutenant Hastings (later, Captain). The story is told in first person by Hastings, and features many of the elements that, thanks to Christie, have become icons of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It is set in a large, isolated country manor. There are a half-dozen suspects, most of whom are hiding facts about themselves. The book includes maps of the house, the murder scene, and a drawing of a fragment of a will. Also, there are a number of red herrings and surprise plot twists.

La mystérieuse affaire de Styles

Il n'y a pas qu'Alfred Inglethorp à tirer profit du meurtre de sa femme : il y a aussi ses beaux-enfants et Cynthia, protégée de la défunte. Tous auraient pu se procurer la strychnine qui a tué Mrs Inglethorp. Mais cela n'explique ni l'obstination qu'Hercule Poirot met à empêcher l'arrestation d'Inglethorp ni la passivité d'Inglethorp devant les charges qui pèsent sur lui. Il est vrai aussi qu'on n'a trouvé aucun indice. Et pourtant, il y en a...Grâce à un feu allumé au coeur de l'été, à une empreinte sur une plate-bande et à une tache de café, Poirot arrachera des aveux au meurtrier et trouvera la solution de cette affaire de Styles qui, pour être le premier roman d'AgathaChristie, n'en est pas moins l'un des plus ingénieux.

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

 At dinner with the Bantrys, beautiful actress Jane Helier tells the story of a bizarre crime. A man is drugged after being lured to a bungalow under false pretences and then accused of burglary. Miss Helier is convinced of his innocence and the group are left to deduce the motive behind the burglary.

The Affair at the Bungalow - A Miss Marple Short Story

Lady Edgware ne supporte pas la contradiction. Et son mari lui donne bien du souci : il refuse de divorcer. Que faire ? Charger Hercule Poirot de la débarrasser du gêneur, bien sûr ! Lady Edgware a tendance à confondre tueur à gages et détective... Mais peu importe, après tout, puisque le mari vient d'avoir la bonne idée de mourir. Assassiné.

Le Couteau sur la nuque

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

 Doctor Haydock, the resident, joyfully brusque, GP of St Mary Mead is apt to drag Miss Marple out of her little depression as she recovers from the flu. He has for a little story, penned himself, but can she figure it out? The tale revolves around the return of the prodigal son of Major Laxton, the devilishly handsome Harry Laxton. Harry, after falling head over heels for the village tobacconist's daughter and leading a life of childish indiscretions has 'made good' and has returned to lay claim to his tumbling childhood home and introduce the village to his beautiful new wife. But, the villagers are prone to gossip about young Harry's past and one person in particular cannot forgive him for tearing down the old house. Will Miss Marple's acumen be up to the task of solving the story even in its sickly state?

The Case of the Caretaker - A Miss Marple Short Story

In this startling historical mystery, unique in the author's canon, Agatha Christie investigates a deadly mystery at the heart of a dissonant family in ancient Egypt. Imhotep, wealthy landowner and priest of Thebes, has outraged his sons and daughters by bringing a beautiful concubine into their fold. And the manipulative Nofret has already set about a plan to usurp her rivals' rightful legacies. When her lifeless body is discovered at the foot of a cliff, Imhotep's own flesh and blood become the apparent conspirators in her shocking murder. But vengeance and greed may not be the only motives...

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