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A Milne
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A nostalgic gift edition of A.A. Milne's only detective story. Far from the gentle slopes of the Hundred Acre Wood lies the Red House, where secret passages, uninvited guests, a sinister valet and a puzzling murder provide the setting for a classic crime caper. A classic crime story from the... more
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Robert Goddard
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A beloved classic once again available in the U.S. "An engaging mystery novel with a literary angle that will make comparisons to A.S. Byatt and P.D. James" ("Washington Post Book World"), "Hand in Glove" is steeped in history, atmosphere, and intrigue. In her seaside cottage, Beatrix Abberley bravely confronts an... more
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Agatha Christie
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When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what shes looking for at Bertrams Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set... more
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Agatha Christie
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Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: Henrietta. In the confusion, a gun sinks... more
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Agatha Christie
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The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. As instructed, stenographer Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. It was then that she made a grisly discovery: the body of a dead man sprawled across the living room floor. What intrigued Poirot about... more
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Agatha Christie
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The third Tommy & Tuppence novel, reissued in a new look to coincide with the brand new series of Tommy & Tuppence BBC movies. When Tommy and Tuppence visited an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they thought nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada was... more
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Agatha Christie
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Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies a husband and wife shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded... more
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Agatha Christie
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Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank... more
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Agatha Christie
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The first of a new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly... more
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Agatha Christie
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TV tie-in to the new Poirot TV movie starring David Suchet. It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun she had been strangled. Ever since Arlenas arrival at... more
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Agatha Christie
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Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony... more
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Agatha Christie
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The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. Framed in the doorway of Poirots bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The mans gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock... more
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Agatha Christie
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The first of a new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective... more
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Agatha Christie
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Gipsys Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea and in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There, among the dark fir trees, he planned to build a house, find a wonderful girl and live happily ever after, Yet, as he left the village, a... more
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Agatha Christie
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Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand on behalf of a friend would make him the centrepiece of a murderous international conspiracy. Someone would stop at nothing to prevent the monarchy being restored in faraway Herzoslovakia. The combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Surete can do... more
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Agatha Christie
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A new signature edition of Agatha Christies thriller, featuring the return of Superintendent Battle. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkertons wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within... more
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Agatha Christie
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Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fte, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her... more
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Agatha Christie
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The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion, while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of the unpopular games mistress shot through the... more
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Agatha Christie
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An urgent cry for help brings Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies face downwards in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing his sons overcoat? And who was the impassioned love-letter... more
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Georgette Heyer
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A trio of siblings inherits a ramshackle estate only to discover their legacy includes a dead body. Does the key to solving the crime lie in the realm of the supernatural? Or, is the explanation much more down to earth? Description: "Bright and effervescent." -The Time s Literary Supplement What... more
