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Monsieur Poirot and Captain Hastings embark on a round-the-world trip to defeat the criminal masterminds who call themselves The Big Four, in a thrilling new comic book adaptation. Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie's books have become the best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of telling these stories -- full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world's most popular and exciting mysteries. Framed in the doorway of Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man's gaunt face stares for a moment, then he sways and falls. Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper?Poirot finds himself plunged into a world of international intrigue, risking his life to uncover the truth about 'Number Four'.

Poirot takes a train to France and find himself embroiled in an adventure of murder and mayhem in this exciting new comic strip adaptation. Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie's books have become the best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious plots and immediately recognizable characters. The stories have also transcended the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of telling these stories -- full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world's most popular and exciting mysteries. When the luxurious Blue Train arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to wake serene Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But she will never wake again -- for a heavy blow has killed her, disfiguring her features almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth's estranged husband, Derek. Yet Poirot is not convinced, so he stages an eerie re-enactment of the journey, complete with the murderer on board!

The very first collection of superb short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings...First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond! then came the 'suicide' that was murder! the mystery of the absurdly chaep flat! a suspicious death in a locked gun-room! a million dollar bond robbery! the curse of a pharoah's tomb! a jewel robbery by the sea! the abduction of a Prime Minister! the disappearance of a banker! a phone call from a dying man! and, finally, the mystery of the missing willl. What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of ...

Some secret plans have survived the sinking of the Lusitania, and amateur sleuths Tommy and Tuppence are on the trail of international spies in order to recover them. 'Young Adventurers Limited' is a brand new private detective agency, set up by the dashing Tommy Beresford and the resourceful Tuppence Cowley. Their first assignment is to track down some secret documents which disappeared after the sinking of the Lusitania. Soon they are on the trail of the mysterious Mr Brown, the head of an international gang of crooks - and in more danger than they bargained for! The wartime sinking of the Lusitania off the Irish coast in May 1915 shocked the world. Returning to Britain from New York, the cruise ship was torpedoed by a German submarine, and 1,198 passengers lost their lives. It provided the perfect backdrop for Agatha Christie's second published novel, an ambitious spy story, now faithfully adapted by Francois Riviere and Belgian artist Frank Leclercq. Famed for her crime masterpieces, Agatha Christie's books have become the best-selling in the world, appealing to readers young and old for their ingenious plots and immediately recognizable characters.The stories have also transcended the printed page, become bestselling audiobooks and award-winning films, plays and television series. Now words and pictures combine in an exciting new way of telling these stories -- full-colour graphic novels which enhance the original stories and offer a completely new way of enjoying some of the world's most popular and exciting mysteries.

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Edición especial limirada para conmemorar el 70 aniversario de la publicación de este clásico de novela de misterio.

At the Jolly Roger Hotel the guests appear to be relaxing in the sun. But when a beautiful woman is killed, there are many possible suspects. What can the motive be? Is there evil at work on the island? By chance, the great detective, Hercule Poirot is also a guest. Can he solve the mystery?

Auf Stonygate, dem feudalen Landsitz ihrer Jugendfreundin Carrie Louise, trifft Miss Marple deren ganze Familie. Gleichzeitig ist Stonygate auch eine Erziehungsanstalt für straffällig gewordene Jugendliche. Der Vermögensverwalter der Stiftung für diese Anstalt, der Stiefsohn von Carrie Louise, wird erschossen, während sich Miss Marple noch fragt, was an der Atmosphäre auf Stonygate ihr so unwirklich vorkommt, fast so, als sei das Ganze eine große Inszenierung, fast wie eine Fata Morgana...

An exciting new series which provides reading and language learning at five levels, through full-colour, beautifully illustrated Readers. All new vocabulary is clearly highlighted in the text, and on-page glossaries include example sentences or definitions and provide pronunciation support. Each book is also supported by an interactive CD-ROM which contains additional activities and the complete audio recording. Hercule Poirot has received a letter which is simply signed 'ABC'. The writer promises a mystery that is too difficult even for the great mind of the famous Belgian detective. Poirot is worried by the letter, but there seems to be no case to solve. And then the murders begin.

Gwenda Reed, una joven recién casada, llega a Londres precediendo a su marido con la intención de comprar una vivienda donde iniciar su vida conyugal. Compra por fin la casa, pero al poco tiempo empieza a experimentar en ella sensaciones extrañas. Primero cree conocer la casa como si ya hubiera vivido en ella. Mas adelante, empieza a tener visiones: ve el cuerpo tendido en el suelo de una mujer muerta, su rostro azulado ... La habian estrangulado. Preocupada y asustada por la situacion, Gwenda conoce a Miss Marple, quien la escucha y empieza la investigacion de un crimen que lleva dormido mucho tiempo.

Una acaudalada viuda, Emily Inglethorp, ha contraído matrimonio con un hombre veinte años más joven. Sus familiares ven en él a un cazafortunas que trata de arrebatarles la herencia. Una noche la naciana muere tras terribles convulsiones y se demuestra que ha sido envenenada con estricnina.El misterioso caso de Styles es el primer libro de Agatha Christie, escrito en 1920 mientras colaboraba en una farmacia de la Cruz Roja durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, lo que le proporciono grandes conocimientos sobre diversos venenos. Este libro presenta a tres de sus mas relevantes personajes, Poirot, Hastings, su fiel amigo y ayudante, y el Inspector Japp.

Dieser Band enthält - links englisch, rechts deutsch - drei Erzählungen von Klassikern der englischen Kiminal-Literatur: Edgar Wallace, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers. Ob die Spannung durch ein einfaches Rezept oder durch ein raffiniertes Know how erzeugt wird - gleichviel: spannend sind die Geschichten!

It was clear to Amy that something sinister was going on at the Hassaneih dig; something associated with the presence of "Lovely Louise", wife of archaeologist, Dr Leidner. But with Louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations, Poirot might just be too late.

A woman is killed by a poisoned dart in the enclosed confines of a commercial passeneger plane...From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No.2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman.