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Mr. Parker Pyne is having trouble trying to get to Beirut, what with his rusty linguistic skills and the less-than-comfortable traveling arrangements. But, with the help of a German pilot, Herr Schlagel, he is soon able to get his bearings. Herr Schlagel confesses that his thoughts are dominated by the mysterious and sudden death of one of his last passengers, who was in the company of Lady Esther from the House of Shiraz. Taking the initiative, Pyne writes to Lady Esther offering his services. When he arrives at the House of Shiraz, he waits to see what the infamously mad Lady Esther has to say for herself....

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter with the language targeted at learners of English.

Agatha Christie spent the first 30 years of her life in Devon and later bought her holiday home, Greenway, on the banks of the River Dart. This podcast, hosted by Sophie Pierce and Matt Newbury, tells the story of her life in Torquay and the surrounding area and how her love for the Devon influenced her characters and work. Recorded on location right across Agatha Christie Country, each episode also features experts and guests helping tell the story. The podcast is a must for lovers of Agatha Christie and the unique settings that inspired her. It was funded by Torbay’s Local Heritage Grant ...

James has found himself at the fashionable resort Kimpton-on-Sea, all due to the persuasion of his girlfriend, Grace, who during the last few months of their courtship has become more difficult to deal with. Among the upper echelons of society, including the Rajah of Maraputna, James feels disgruntled and out of place. Eager to both irritate and win over Grace, James bypasses the queue to the changing rooms and ducks into the private huts on the beach so that he can be the first into the sea. It is only later that he realizes he has accidentally come into possession of a very valuable and sought-after object.

Blackmail and murder point to several suspects, but it will require master detective Hercule Poirot to come out of retirement in order to solve this baffling mystery.

Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked. When the lights come on, however, he is dead.

Erstmals im Hörbuch: Hercule Poirot und Ariadne Oliver ermitteln gemeinsam an einem Mordfall. Joyce Reynolds ist kein beliebtes Mädchen. Als sie auf einer Halloween-Party jedem, einschließlich der berühmten Kriminalautorin Mrs Oliver erzählt, dass sie einen Mord beobachtet hat, glaubt ihr niemand. Als sie kurze Zeit später tot in der Bibliothek gefunden wird, ruft man Hercule Poirot herbei. Doch er muss erst einmal herausfinden, ob er einen Mörder oder einen Doppelmörder sucht. Die kleinen grauen Zellen arbeiten auf Hochtouren!

Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime. Throwing on an almost convincing French accent, Tommy is determined to act the Great Detective Hanaud to his and Tuppence's latest, lovely client. Miss Hargreaves has recently received a box of chocolates from nobody knows who, and, due to her dislike of chocolates, was the only one to not fall afoul of the arsenic-spiked treats. But, Miss Hargreaves is not the first recipient of such a gift; three other large country houses have received arsenic-laced chocolates.

Just as boredom is setting in on his long trip by motor coach across the desert to Baghdad, Mr. Parker Pyne reads about the case of the missing Mr. Long, the famous defaulting financier who, as the papers would have it, is in South America. Another member of his party, Captain Smethurst, tells Pyne that he is worried about something. But before he can tell Pyne what it is, he is found dead, with no visible wound. Pyne must piece together what happened from various clues, including scraps of conversation overheard back in Damascus.

Tommy Beresford and Prudence “Tuppence” Cowley are young, in love … and flat broke. Restless for excitement and facing a shortage of job opportunities in postwar London, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd.—“willing to do anything, go anywhere.” But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment leads them into increasingly dangerous situations involving international spies, a Russian count, the wreck of the RMS Lusitania, an amnesia patient, and a fiendishly clever archcriminal known only as “Mr. Brown.”

The Affair of the Pink Pearl is a short story written by Agatha Christie which was first published in The Sketch in October 1924. Did the wealthy kleptomaniacs strike again? Her friends ask Tuppence and Tommy Bereford of Blunt's Brilliant Detectives to find out. They have 24 hours to locate the fabulous pink pearl in "The Affair of the Pink Pearl".

In Agatha Christie's haunting tale The Bloodstained Pavement, a seaside retreat becomes a sinister stage for murder. Joyce Lemprière, a keen-eyed artist, captures more than just landscapes when she spots what seems to be blood on the cobblestones, a mark that sets her imagination on edge. The quaint seaside village, known for its idyllic sunsets and gentle waves, hides a shadowy secret behind its picturesque charm. Miss Marple, with her unassuming wisdom, steps into this world of deception and fragmented whispers, sensing the danger lurking beneath every innocuous facade.

Partners in Crime is a collection of short stories featuring Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, a couple who own and manage Blunt’s International Detective Agency. In their previous adventure Tommy and Tuppence rescued the pink pearl against all odds. Now the best and brightest are at their door, and throughout these 15 stories we see them crack cases from the mysterious to the murderous.

Jane Cleveland is in desperate need of a job, and when she sees an ad for a woman of her description needed to impersonate a grand duchess, she cannot believe her luck. The royal retainers tell Jane that the job will be dangerous because attempts have been made on the Grand Duchess Pauline's life, but this only serves to make the job more appealing. Jane's disguise initially goes according to plan, but when she is kidnapped and drugged, it appears that her new employers are not all that they seem....

Eigentlich muß Hercule Poirot rasch mit dem Luxuszug von Istanbul nach London, doch bleibt der Orientexpress im Schnee stecken. Als einer der Passagiere erstochen wird, bleibt dem belgischen Meisterdetektiv nicht viel Zeit, den Mörder zu entlarven. Die kleinen grauen Zellen arbeiten auf Hochtouren, denn der Zug rollt bald wieder.

A retelling of the Christmas Story in a way you've never heard it before.... The fable of a donkey who carries a mother and child safely to Egypt.... The tale of a widow who dislikes people until she meets a stranger.... From the most popular writer of all time comes a treasured collection of short stories and poems celebrating the holiday season. This special edition also contains a wealth of Agatha Christie rarities - not only all the stories, poems, and illustrations from her long out-of-print book Star over Bethlehem (1965) but also a reproduction of all her rare poetry.

Heading for the French Rivieria, recently retired detective Hercule Poirot boards Le Train Bleu in London. This luxury trip, however, quickly turns south—in more ways than one. When the train arrives in Nice, France, American heiress Ruth Kettering is found murdered, and the Heart of Fire ruby that just came into her possession from her father has vanished in an apparent robbery. Add in a jilted husband, a secret lover, and a supposed curse on the missing gemstone, and it's a mystery that just might lure Poirot from his supposed retirement.

Poirot’s first mystery, with Captain Hastings as friend, narrator, and participant.

Auf der Suche nach einem fehlgeschlagenen Golfball findet Bobby Jones stattdessen eine Leiche. Gemeinsam mit seiner Freundin Frankie will er herausfinden, ob der Mann tatsächlich nur die Klippen hinuntergefallen ist. Die Spur führt zu einem feudalen Anwesen und den beiden Ermittlern gelingt es, sich in die erlauchte Gesellschaft einzuschleichen.

Agatha Christie wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles during the midst of World War I. The book was published in 1920 and became extremely popular because of the well-grounded plot and interesting characters. The novel is set at Styles Court, a wealthy estate in England during the war. The estate's owner, Mrs. Cavendish, had inherited the estate as well as vast sums of money from her late husband.