Agatha Christie
521) The ABC murders
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Penguin active reading. Level 4 volume 10
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English
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The 'Penguin Active Reading' series are edited into simplified text together with exercises designed to develop four language skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking.
522) Death on the Nile
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English
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Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich. She's the girl who has everything-including the man her best friend loves. Linnet and her new husband take a cruise on the Nile, where they meet the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot. It should be an idyllic trip, yet Poirot has a vague, uneasy feeling that something is dangerously amiss.
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Partners in crime. The secret adversary: In this sparkling adaptation, charming crime-solvers Tommy and Tuppence Beresford stumble into spy craft while searching for a missing woman in Cold War-era Britain.
Ordeal by innocence: Miss Marple is drawn into the Argyle family's tragic history when she visits for a wedding and realizes a murderer is in their midst.
The hollow: Invited for a weekend in the country with the Angkatell clan, Poirot untangles...
524) Evil under the sun
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English
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When a shrewish stage star is found strangled at a posh island resort, detective Hercule Poirot is called in to investigate.
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English
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Dressed to the nines, impeccably mannered and infuriatingly arch, Hercule Poirot is a detective like no other. Agatha Christie's dapper Belgian sleuth has delighted mystery fans for generations, and David Suchet has won universal praise for his pitch-perfect portrayal of Poirot on screen. Now, Suchet's first four feature-length Poirot mysteries are available together in this collector's set.
526) Endless night
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English
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Mike Rogers had a childhood fantasy about what life would be like as an adult; he'd have a beautiful wife, they would live in a beautiful home, and this would be a peaceful and deserved reward for a turbulent early life. When he meets Ellie Gutman at a lovely, remote spot known as Gypsy's Acre, suddenly it is all within his grasp. However, things are not as idyllic as they seem--local legend has it that the land is cursed, and several terrible accidents...
527) Endless night
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English
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A wealthy heiress marries her mysterious and ambitious chauffeur. Searching for their "dream house," the couple moves into a country estate that is rumored to be cursed. But when murder begins to make itself at home, the stage is set for a stunning climax.
528) Evil under the sun
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English
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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 Arlena's arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent 'crime of passion' have been something more evil and premeditated altogether?
529) Murder, she said
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English
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"Who's that in the frilly cap and apron, toting a tea tray? Not a pert French maid, but spinster sleuth Miss Marple in disguise. And it's not Darjeeling that's caught her interest -- it's murder! Margaret Rutherford makes her first appearance in this sly, engaging mystery based on Agatha Christie's 4:50 from Paddington. Comfily ensconced in her railway carriage, Miss Marple sees a strangulation aboard a passing train, then follows a trail of baffling...
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"As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Soon, every elegant passenger is a prime suspect. Can Poirot identify the killer, and the reason for the disastrous deed, before the ship reaches the end of its journey?"--Container.
531) Endless night
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English
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Based on the terrifying suspense novel by Agatha Christie, this film stars Hayley Mills as a wealthy heiress who moves into a magnificent dream house with her new husband. But when murder begins to make itself at home, the stage is set for a stunning climax that even hardcore Christie fans consider one of her darkest and most shocking twists ever.
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English
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The moving finder: Poison-pen letters cause two deaths in Lymston. Can Miss Marple uncover the killer before there is another?
At Bertram's Hotel: Miss Marple thinks Bertram's is a little too proper & maybe a little sinister. And then Bess Sedgwick & her daughter check in and the doorman turns up dead.
535) Towards zero
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Français
Description
When Guillaume has the idea of inviting his ex-wife to the family reunion at the estate of his Aunt Camilla, his new wife Caroline becomes filled with rage. Guillaume hopes they will become friends but the two women hate each other. Things turn really ugly when Camilla is found dead in her bedroom, and only inspector Bataille can put together the pieces. As the inspector untangles her mysterious death, he also begins to unearth dark family secrets...
536) The mirror crack'd
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English
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Miss Marple tackles an assembly of suspects in a homicide on the set of an American extravaganza being filmed in England.
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English
Description
From renowned mystery writer Agatha Christie come these 10 tales of intrigue and romance set in art deco era England. In these suspenseful stories, lesser known Christie protagonists--including "happiness expert" Parker PynE--find themselves embroiled in illicit love affairs, supernatural mysteries, false accusations, life-changing encounters, and murder. These classic adaptations are "an engrossing mystery-lover's treasure from beginning to end"...
539) Ten little Indians
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English
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Ten people--eight strangers and two married domestics--attend a posh weekend at a remote castle. Each has unwittingly been invited to his or her own murder. A familiar nursery rhyme of ten Indian figurines is affixed to a serving plate at the castle. After the fatal poisoning of a guest, one figurine goes missing. One down, nine to go.
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English
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Poirot investigates the murder of an American heiress on the Blue Train. A young heiress is set to inherit her husband's considerable fortune until his family investigates further. Cora Abernathy calls on Poirot to investigate her brother's death, but his work is interrupted when Cora herself is murdered. Mr. Shaitana, a wealthy but mysterious Londoner, invites Poirot and others to an evening of dinner and bridge, but the affair turns deadly when...