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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. Famous scientists from around the world are disappearing, and nobody knows why. The one woman who can help uncover the truth is dying after a plane crash. How can they discover where the scientists are without her?

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.

As a young maiden in a small village, Vanya was expected to act a certain way. No longer could she run out into the fields or accompany men on their hunts. She was expected to stay within the confines of the village. So, when the opportunity to go along with a few men on an ermine hunt presents itself, she quickly jumps on the opportunity.

Abigail is a boring office drone who is married to an even more boring husband. She has an office crush on her co-worker, Jack, but she's too afraid to do anything about it. So she fritters her life away -- unfulfilled. When her husband leaves on business, Abigail discovers that she can't sleep despite being exhausted. She is watching television when suddenly she senses something. At first it's a smell, and then a touch. And soon it's holding her down and then it speaks to her. It asks her to touch 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...

Scald Scarlette wants a mate. Not a "till death do us part" mate, although that could certainly be arranged. No, the great dragon needs a very temporary mate - a human mate. On a bright fall day, the crimson dragon goes hunting for her temporary mate. She searches the countryside, ravaging and burning in frustration when a likely specimen doesn't appear. When she finally finds a man to her taste, she snatches him up and takes him to her lair.

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.

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.

Ein Mord inmitten der Idylle! Eigentlich wollte sich Hercule Poirot inkognito im kleinen King's Abbot zur Ruhe setzten. Doch dann geschieht ein höchst rätselhafter Mord! Und auch jetzt führen seine kleinen grauen Zellen den belgischen Meisterdetektiv auf die richtige - und höchst unerwartete - Spur.

1920 erschien der erste Kriminalroman von Agatha Christie. Seither haben sich ihre Bücher weltweit mehr als zwei Milliarden Mal verkauft. Jetzt haben die Erben von Agatha Christie erstmals der Veröffentlichung eines neuen Romans zugestimmt, der die beliebteste Figur der Schriftstellerin wieder zum Leben erweckt.

Die Bestsellerautorin Sophie Hannah ist seit ihrem dreizehnten Lebensjahr ein großer Fan von Agatha Christie.

Tamara works for a very handsome and very celibate priest. She has a secret crush on Father Andrew, even though she knows it's very wrong of her. She is also possessed by a demon that forces her to do horrible things, like submitting herself to him for his own pleasure. However, the demon has gotten bored of Tamara and seeks even more gratification. Now he wants Tamara to convince Father Andrew to break his vow of celibacy.

Iyara thought it would be easy to sneak into the Ogre king's lair and steal his treasure. She thought it would be nothing to sneak past the big, dumb, lazy orc guards. She thought wrong. Now, she's being taken to Wroth, king of the mountain Ogres, so he and his big, beefy orc guards, can teach her a lesson in respecting his kingdom.

Dino Park houses the New Dinosaurs- beasts created by scientists from residual DNA. The park is open to the public, who come to see the big carnivores and the classic, well-known herbivores. Smaller, gentler dinosaurs perform for the public.

Polina Nazarova is a soprano whose past is dangerously entangled with the present. Given the opportunity to sing her Tosca opposite the arrogant and cruel Andre Breon, it seems that her desire for revenge may prove irresistible.

The year is 1920, and an ambitious doctor meets a nun apparently traumatised by what she witnessed in the Great War. An attempt to restore the woman's sanity results in the uncovering of something very sinister indeed.

A man witnesses a murderous attack on a young woman in a mirror - yet when he turns round there is nothing there. Can he prevent a premonition coming true? Basic human loyalty and jealousy are at the fore in this chilling tale.

A Gyilkosság az Orient expresszen a krimi királynőjének legismertebb műve és Hercule Poirot talán legrejtélyesebb esete. A híres Orient expressz a hóban vesztegel. Az egyik utas holtan fekszik kabinjában, testét tizenkét késszúrás járta át. Gyorsan kiderül, hogy az elkövető még nem hagyhatta el a vonatot. Ki mástól érkezhetne a segítség, mint a nagy bajszú kis belgától, aki nem tagadja meg magát, beveti felbecsülhetetlen értékű szürkeállományát.

Als Michael Rogers auf das Anwesen "Gipsy"s Acre" stößt, fühlt er sich sofort von dem Ort angezogen. Er erfährt von Einheimischen, dass ein Fluch auf dem Anwesen liegt. Er würde es aber dennoch gerne kaufen, leider hat er nicht die finanziellen Möglichkeiten. Bei einer Auktion auf dem Anwesen lernt er die reiche Waise Ellie Guteman kennen, sie verlieben sich und heiraten kurz darauf. Kurz nachdem sie in ihr Traumhaus auf dem Anwesen gezogen sind, müssen sie feststellen, dass die Zigeunerin, die sie gewarnt hat in das verfluchte Haus zu ziehen nicht so ganz unrecht hatte.

In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Lemesurier Inheritance,” Poirot and Hastings are asked to keep an eye on the heir of a Northumberland estate. The house, thought to be cursed since the middle ages, is the locale of several recent near-death accidents for a young boy and rumors of the curse increase. But is it possible the accidents are man-made? This short story originally appeared in the December 19, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Double Clue,” Poirot investigates the robbery of a collection of medieval jewelry from the safe of a dealer. Since the theft occurred during a dinner party, the suspects could be any of the guests. But which one? This short story originally appeared in the December 5, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.