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61) Curtain
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Styles Court, the Essex manor house, scene of master detective Hercule Poirot's first triumph. An air of evil still touches the gracious grounds--and the fierce little Belgian pits his brilliant mind against the vanity of killers.
62) Black coffee
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"This little known mystery will surprise and delight Christie fans. Written in 1934, the story concerns a physicist named Sir Claude Amory who has come up with a formula for an atom bomb. In the first act, Sir Claude is poisoned (in his coffee, naturally) and Hercule Poirot is called in to solve the case. He does so after many wonderful twists and turns in true Christie fashion."--Amazon.com.
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At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation: Hercule Poirot. The dapper, mustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head and curious mannerisms has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century--and, in his own humble opinion, is "probably the greatest detective in the world." In this complete collection of stories, ranging from short tales to novellas,...
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Major Hastings and Hercule Poirot are not interested in the mystery of the Spanish Chest, which has been reported in the papers so often that it seems to be an entirely closed case. But, when Hastings persuades Poirot to attend a fabulous party given by Lady Chatterton, they discover someone sequestered upstairs who is desperate for their help. Will the contents of a dead man's pockets reveal to the inscrutable eye of Hercule Poirot who the culprit...
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Selecciones de biblioteca oro volume 5
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En un lugar aislado de la antigua Yugoslavia, en plena madrugada, una fuerte tormenta de nieve obstaculiza la línea férrea por donde circula el Orient Express. Procedente de la exótica Estambul, en él viaja el detective Hércules Poirot, que repentinamente se topa con uno de los casos más desconcertantes de su carrera: en el compartimiento vecino ha sido asesinado Samuel E. Ratchett mientras dormía, pese a que ningún indicio trasluce un móvil...
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 23
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From the Back Cover In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet - reasoned the detective - like Hercules he had been resposible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period before he retired, Poirot made up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self imposed 'Labours'. Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
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Una antología policial única. Alrededor de tres de los más grandes y famosos detectives de la novela policial se ha hecho esta antología que presenta historias protagonizadas por Sherlock Holmes, un genio de la deducción y precursor de la narración policial moderna; por Hércules Poirot, la satírica creación de Agatha Christie y el Padre Brown, el curita que aplica los dogmas religiosos a la solución de crímenes. Todas estas son grandes...
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"Agata Christie, żona archeologa Maxa Mallowana, znała realia życia na wykopaliskach. Narratorką powieści uczyniła pielęgniarkę wynajętą przez szefa ekspedycji do pomocy wyczerpanej żonie. Żona ma przywidzenia i boi się o swoje życie. Ma też temperament, który żadnego mężczyzny nie pozostawia obojętnym. Królowa Śniegu ginie na pustyni... Czy ofiara pisała do siebie listy z pogróżkami, żeby podtrzymać zainteresowanie swoją...
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"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"--Village rumor hints that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband, but no one is sure. Then there's another victim in a chain of death. Unfortunately for the killer, master sleuth Hercule Poirot takes over the investigation.
"And Then There Were None"--Ten strangers are gathered together on an isolated island by a mysterious host. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts, and one by one they die.
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77) Samotny dom
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Miss Buckley's three near-fatal accidents spur detective Hercule Poirot to conduct a search for motives among her friends and neighbors.
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El cuerpo sin vida de una heredera yace en el vagón de un tren. Un joven popular es acuchillado en un baile de disfraces. Una anciana sospecha que está siendo envenenada. Un príncipe teme por su reputación cuando se sabe que su novia está implicada en un asesinato. El cadáver de un hombre solitario que habitaba una vieja mansión descansa en su habitación con un tiro en la cabeza. Estos son solo algunos de los casos a los que se enfrenta el...