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"Le train est aussi dangereux que le paquebot", affirme Hercule Poirot... Le lendemain, dans une voiture de l'Orient-Express bloqué par les neiges yougoslaves, on découvre le cadavre d'un américain lardé de douze coups de couteau. L'assassin n'a pu venir de l’extérieur : voici donc un huis clos, le plus fameux, peut-être, de toute la littérature policière.

I’m the lead guitar player in a punk-pop band and I get hit on a lot. But I’ve got a big problem—a crush on my older brother’s best friend, Remy. Of course, he’s straight. So instead of having him, I’ve become the king of hookups. I’m used to hiding my feelings behind teasing and innuendo. But that only drives him further away from me.

Kera is the greatest alchemist-healer in her village. She can heal every wound and ailment - all except for her dying father's sickness. Kera needs a special ingredient -the blood of a gryphon - to cure him, but gryphons are deadly creatures. Throwing caution to the wind, Kera goes out in the wildness to find and kill herself a gryphon. When she finds one, she discovers that the ?

Carla and her boyfriend decide to go camping out in the wilderness to bird watch. Carla gets more “bird-watching” than she bargains for when she gets lost during a hike and encounters the prehistoric and 7-foot-tall dinosaur called balaur. The balaur has a one-track mind when it finds Carla and Carla has no choice but to comply as it wraps its tail around her and has its way with her. At first Carla hates being violated by the ancient beast, but after a while she begins to enjoy it - and perhaps crave even more of it.

When the Cowley sisters employ a carer to look after the ailing Carmela, Morag appears to suit their needs perfectly. But after a spectacular jewel theft on the night of the Hunt Ball, it appears that the perfect carer might be implicated.

PI Martina Monroe has found her groove working cold cases alongside Detective Hirsch at the CoCo County Sheriff’s Department. With a growing team of cold case detectives, Martina and Hirsch are on the heels of bringing justice for Julie DeSoto—a woman Martina failed to protect one year earlier. But when Martina receives a haunting request from her past, it nearly tears her in two.

Agatha Christie’s third book and second Hercule Poirot mystery with Captain Hasting set in Belgium. One of the most underrated Agatha book, full of fun, intrigue, romance, and more. A largely unexpected jewel.

I met him on a beach, and he stole my heart. Then it turns out he's my professor. Will he choose his new career, or us? Caleb Allen I play bass guitar in an ever-popular pop-punk band. I wasn't looking for love, but it found me anyways. I was healing from the trauma of gun violence by vacationing with my best friends and bandmates. Then he blows into my life, turns it upside down and gives me the safety and love I need.

Diez personas sin relación alguna entre sí son reunidas en un misterioso islote de la costa inglesa por un tal Sr. Owen, propietario de una lujosa mansión a la par que perfecto desconocido para todos sus invitados. Tras la primera cena, y sin haber conocido aún a su anfitrión, los diez comensales son acusados mediante una grabación de haber cometido un crimen en el pasado. Uno por uno, a partir de ese momento, son asesinados sin explicación ni motivo aparente. Sólo una vieja canción infantil parece encerrar el misterio de una creciente pesadilla.

Can love begin before time runs out? Lifelong clock obsessive Pippa Bell never expected to flee her own wedding — or to end up stranded on Puffin Island in the middle of a soaking wet July. A last-minute competition win lands her at Clockmaker’s Cottage, once home to the legendary (and...

From the legendary blog that defined an era to the new definitive podcast for hip-hop culture. You Heard That New is back, asking the most important questions in music. We’re bringing the original tastemaker spirit of the blog era to the mic, giving you that same "colorful inside look" at the music business. We'll connect the dots from the iconic artists and classic mixtapes we helped break to the new generation of stars who are shaping what's next. If you miss real curation, this is for you.Hosted by Lowkey and Josh Christie

Gerald Wade is among the many invited to the Chimneys estate for a party. Rented by Sir Oswald and Lady Coote for the season, it is rather the place to be. Unfortunately, during his stay there Gerry has garnered the teasing of his friends for a particular talent of his: to oversleep. One day the set decides to “fix” the matter with a little joke. The plan is to set out eight alarm clocks in Gerry’s room, all set to different times … as early as 6:30 a.m.! When they go to check on him, his friends discover that Gerry hasn’t overslept this time. In fact, he has been murdered.

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.

Miss Marple schwelgt in alten Erinnerungen und will ein paar ruhige Tage in Bertrams Hotel in London verbringen. Doch plötzlich verschwindet ein ehrenwerter Stammgast des Hotels: Kanonikus Pennyfather wollte zu einem Kongress nach Luzern, ist dort aber nie angekommen. Chief-Inspector Fred Davy bittet Miss Marple um Hilfe, hat sie doch den Verschwundenen zuletzt gesehen. Und schon bald sind sich die beiden Ermittler einig: die Idylle des komfortablen Hotels ist nur Fassade.

From the secret annals of Realms history come these never-before-published tales of infamy, featuring the most nefarious villains of that magical world - Artemis Entreri, Manshoon of Zhentil Keep, Eliath Craulnober, Zulkir Szass Tamm, and many others - told by your favorite authors, including: Ed Greenwood, R.A. Salvatore, Elaine Cunningham, Troy Denning, Christie Golden and others

In die FALLE GETAPPT! Ein Mörder unter den Gästen! Molly und Giles Davis, Besitzer einer gerade eröffneten Pension, beherbergen einen eiskalten Verbrecher, der einen Gast nach dem anderen ermordet. Als ein Schneesturm die Pension von der Außenwelt abschneidet, beginnt ein Katz- und Mausspiel.

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 ...

How could one simple decision change the course of a man's life? In this fast-paced novella set in Regency England, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley in Derbyshire and Darcy House in London finds himself unwillingly, or possibly willingly, attached to Miss Elizabeth Bennet. With visions of their life ahead, he presses forward until everyone in her family and his are finally convinced they are a match made in heaven. Or, are they?

In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Case of the Missing Will,” Poirot must help clever student Violet Marsh meet the terms of an unusual will by her Uncle Andrew. She must live in his house for a month and “prove her wits” if she is ever to receive his fortune. But is there another will? This short story originally appeared in the October 31, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

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