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Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorpe, and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Sus-pects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary--from the heiress's fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary. Making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case. "The key to the success of this style...

Set in 1919, young couple Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley form a partnership, hiring themselves out as "young adventurers." Their first case, however, is more of an adventure than they expect - working to find documents that, if they were known to the general public, would fuel a communist revolution in Britain.Undercover agents Tommy and Tuppence know that Jane Finn was carrying top secret documents when she disappeared five years ago. Wh...

There has been a murder at Styles Court. Detective Poirot comes out of retirement to find out who would want the rich heiress Inglethorp dead, as well as have the impudence to poison her. The jagged plot turns keep Poirot - and the reader - guessing as suspicion shifts from one peculiar character to the next.In Agatha Christie's first published work, the reader meets Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, destined to become the central detective of...

There has been a murder at Styles Court. Detective Poirot comes out of retirement to find out who would want the rich heiress Inglethorp dead, as well as have the impudence to poison her. The jagged plot turns keep Poirot - and the reader - guessing as suspicion shifts from one peculiar character to the next.In Agatha Christie's first published work, the reader meets Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, destined to become the central detective of...

Set in 1919, young couple Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley form a partnership, hiring themselves out as "young adventurers." Their first case, however, is more of an adventure than they expect - working to find documents that, if they were known to the general public, would fuel a communist revolution in Britain.Undercover agents Tommy and Tuppence know that Jane Finn was carrying top secret documents when she disappeared five years ago. Wh...

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920) is Agatha Christie's first novel, and introduces the characters of Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Japp and Captain Arthur Hastings: In the midst of World War I, the residents of Styles wake one morning to find Emily Inglethorpe has been fatally poisoned. Captain Hastings, staying with the family, enlists the help of his old friend, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. With the evidence mounting against o...

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Excerpt from The Secret Adversary The place was full, and they wandered about looking for a table, catching odds and ends of conversation as they did so. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving th...

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A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television.

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Everyone knows that Agatha Christie was one of the most prolific and successful writers of his time. What many do not realize is that, thanks to his marriage with the prestigious Max Mallow British archaeologist, traveled throughout the Middle East to accompany her husband. Come and tell me how you live is the written testimony of several seasons of archaeological excavations in Syria and Iraq, in response to the many questions that their frie...

Agatha Christie's popular detective team Tommy and Tuppence make their first appearance in this novel, in which the duo is hired to find a woman who disappeared with sensitive government documents but soon find themselves drawn into a complicated web of intrigue, intelligence agents, dubious identities, missing government papers, false clues, and danger.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: THIS TITLE CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CAN'T BE SHIPPE...

Agatha Christie's eccentric and hugely popular detective Hercule Poirot is introduced to the world in this book when he is called upon to identify the murderer of a wealthy heiress from a crowd of jealous relatives and a fortune-hunting husband.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: THIS TITLE CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CAN'T BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES Agatha Christie's eccentric and hugely popular detective Hercule Poirot is intro...

Agatha Christie's popular detective team Tommy and Tuppence make their first appearance in this novel, in which the duo is hired to find a woman who disappeared with sensitive government documents but soon find themselves drawn into a complicated web of intrigue, intelligence agents, dubious identities, missing government papers, false clues, and danger.PUBLISHER'S NOTE: THIS TITLE CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CAN'T BE SHIPPE...

The woman in the photograph has been missing for five years. Neither her body nor the secret documents she was carrying have ever been found. Now, postwar England's economic recovery depends on finding her and getting the papers back.

In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduced readers to her Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. When the wealthy mistress of Styles Court is murdered, Poirot is on hand to wade through the confusing clues and long list of suspects! A classic whodunit.

In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduced readers to her Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. When the wealthy mistress of Styles Court is murdered, Poirot is on hand to wade through the confusing clues and long list of suspects! A classic whodunit.

Set in 1919, young couple Tommy Beresford and Tuppence Cowley form a partnership, hiring themselves out as "young adventurers." Their first case, however, is more of an adventure than they expect--working to find documents that, if they were known to the general public, would fuel a communist revolution in Britain. Newly designed and typeset by Waking Lion Press.