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Ciò che Hercule Poirot apprezza di più nella vita è un enigma da risolvere. Così, quando la sua fedelissima segretaria si lascia sfuggire che la sorella, nel pensionato per studenti che dirige, è assillata da una inspiegabile serie di furti di oggetti apparentemente senza valore, Poirot si butta a capofitto nell'indagine. Il celebre detective ha notato subito qualcosa fuori posto. Forse anche perché al pensionato sono tutti terrorizzati. Ma, esattamente, da che cosa e da chi?

Hon är helt säker på saken: hon är en mördare. Hercule Poirot är en av världens främsta detektiver - men han tvekar. Den unga kvinnan, som heter Norma, framstår inte som en mordisk typ. När hon så plötsligt försvinner spårlöst går det upp för Poirot att saker och ting inte står rätt till. Kvinnan omges av något mörker som Poirot inte riktigt kan se igenom, men han är åtminstone säker på en sak: han måste hjälpa henne. Innan det är för sent ...

"Traitor's Hands" is a short story by Agatha Christie that was published in Flynn's, a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. This short story was later published as "Witness for the Prosecution".

Le giornate sono sempre più corte, l'aria frizzante: il clima ideale per mettersi comodi in poltrona davanti al camino con un buon libro in mano. E cosa c'è di meglio di una raccolta di racconti natalizi della regina del crimine? Da L'avventura di Natale a È arrivato il signor Quin, da La Casa Rossa a Una tragedia natalizia, fino a L'ardimento di Edward Robinson e Il caso della baia di Pollensa, le dodici storie qui riunite mettono in luce le doti investigative dei personaggi creati da Agatha Christie.

In this short story, Hercule Poirot is asked to attend a Christmas celebration in order to apprehend a jewel thief who has taken advantage of an unwary Eastern prince.

Weder Colonel Bantry noch seine Frau kennen die Tote, die in ihrer Bibliothek gefunden wurde. Mrs Bantry ruft daher ihre Freundin Miss Marple zu Hilfe, die sich sofort auf Mörderjagd begibt. Bald ist die Leiche identifiziert und kurz darauf ist für Miss Marple das Motiv eindeutig: Geld...

El asesinato de Roger Ackroyd rompió todas las reglas de la novela policíaca y convirtió a Agatha Christie en un nombre reconocible. Roger sabe demasiado. Sabe que la mujer que ama envenenó a su brutal primer marido. También sospecha que alguien la ha estado chantajeando. Ahora, trágicamente, le llega la noticia de que se ha quitado la vida con una sobredosis de drogas....

Miss Marple und Hercule Poirot ermitteln in voller Länge. Mit dem Sommerurlaub von Hercule Poirot wird es wohl nichts: Arlena Marshall, die ebenso berühmte wie kapriziöse Schauspielerin, wird in seinem Feriendomizil ermordet. Nur einer der anderen Gäste kann der Mörder sein, und bevor alle abreisen, muss Hercule Poirot seine kleinen grauen Zellen mächtig anstrengen, um den Täter zu überführen.

Chi è in grado di fare luce sulle morti avvenute da più di un decennio di un uomo e di una donna? Solo lui, Hercule Poirot, il geniale investigatore belga dall’istinto insuperabile, perspicace e astuto come nessun’altro. Lo trascina in questo vero è proprio cold case la sua amica, l’imprevedibile scrittrice di romanzi polizieschi, Ariadne Oliver. E lui non si tira indietro... grazie al suo metodo investigativo e alla sua tenacia, ridona il sorriso a una ragazza e un ragazzo che si amano.

Everyone expected Isabella Charteris, beautiful, sheltered and aristocratic, to marry her cousin Rupert when he came back from the War. It would have been such a suitable marriage. How strange then that John Gabriel, an ambitious and ruthless war hero, should appear in her life. For Isabella, the price of love would mean abandoning her dreams of home and happiness forever. For Gabriel, it would destroy his chance of a career and all his ambitions…

In Agatha Christie’s “The King of Clubs,” Poirot investigates the possible double murder of a famous dancer and theater impresario. Could the words of a fortune teller and a playing card provide a solution to the mystery? This short story originally appeared in the March 21, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

Agatha Christie: The Queen of Mystery On a chilly night in December 1926, renowned British mystery author Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared from her home in Berkshire after leaving her car abandoned miles away. The public launched a massive manhunt assuming foul play befell the successful writer. However, eleven days later, Agatha resurfaced claiming memory loss from trauma having secretly traveled to a spa under an alias. While the notorious incident never fully got solved, one flawless truth remained undisputed - Christie herself was the indisputable "Queen of Mystery" spinning ...

In The Hunter's Lodge Case, Agatha Christie delivers a compelling mystery featuring her famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Called to a remote countryside lodge to investigate a chilling murder, Poirot finds himself unraveling a tangled web of lies, deceit, and hidden motives. As he navigates a maze of secrets, the quaint lodge reveals itself as anything but peaceful, with each clue bringing him closer to a surprising truth.

En un París sombrío, un americano recibe un misterioso paquete de manos de una pareja rusa, solo para ser atacado poco después por delincuentes. Mientras tanto, en un lujoso tren que recorre Europa, las vidas de una heredera en crisis, un detective enigmático y una serie de personajes intrigantes se entrelazan. Entre rubíes legendarios, secretos peligrosos y pasiones ocultas, Hércules Poirot deberá desentrañar un crimen que se convierte en un laberinto de sospechas.

Nem hinném kedveseim, hogy valaha is meséltem nektek arról a meglehetősen furcsa esetről, amely néhány esztendeje történt. Nem szeretném, hogy hiúnak tűnjek, de óhatatlanul egy irinyó-pirinyót meg voltam elégedve magammal, mert egy csipetnyi józan ész segítségével alighanem sikerült megoldanom egy problémát, amely előtt nálamnál sokkal okosabb emberek értetlenül álltak.

A delightful collection of short stories with the legendary Belgian detective Hercule Poirot solving every kind of heinous crime!

Hercule Poirot wird von seiner Bekannten Ariadne Oliver um Rat in einem längst vergangenen Fall hinzugezogen. Die Eltern ihrer Patentochter Celia wurden vor zehn Jahren tot in einer Höhle aufgefunden und man wußte nicht ob sie ermordet wurden oder Selbstmord begangen haben. Celia will endlich die Wahrheit wissen, Die beiden Privatdetektive befragen alte Bekannte der Familie, denn Elefanten vergessen nichts. Und natürlich ist es Hercule Poirot, der schließlich alle Fäden verbindet und den Fall lösen kann.

A classic Agatha Christie short story available individually for the first time in audio. Plans for a secret bomber plane have been stolen from a minister’s house. Poirot is called to discreetly investigate the guests and to locate the plans before they fall into the enemy’s hands.

Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs Opalsen, the great detective relates his experiences in cases which have concerned some of the best-known jewels in the world. Excited by his anecdotes, the wealthy matron eagerly offers to show him a very expensive pearl necklace, but when she goes to retrieve it, she discovers that it has been stolen.

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.