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Книги Christie Agatha
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It is Egypt in 2000 ВС, where death gives meaning to life. At the foot of a cliff lies the broken, twisted body of Nofret, concubine to a Ka-priest. Young, beautiful and venomous, most agree that it was fate — she deserved to die like a snake! But at her father's house on the banks of the Nile, the priest's daughter Renisenb believes that the woman's death was suspicious. Increasingly, she becomes convinced that the source of evil lurks within their household — and watches helplessly as the family's passions explode in murder... |
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When a notice appears in the local newspaper, the villagers are curious. Is it a joke, or is there really going to be a murder at Little Paddocks? At the announced time, the lights go out. Gunshots are heard. What is happening? Will Miss Marple be able to explain the mystery? |
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The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything... until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed... |
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«he World's Bestselling Mystery «Ten». Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious «U.N. Owen». «Nine». At dinner a recorded message accuses each of them in turn of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night one of the guests is dead. «Eight». Stranded by a violent storm, and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one... one by one they begin to die. «Seven». Who among them is the killer and will any of them survive?» |
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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows... |
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For the first time in a single combined B format, a new edition of Agatha Christie's eight stage plays, published to coincide with the 60th Anniversary Year of The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history. THE MOUSETRAP, the longest-running play in the history of London's West End, begins its 60th Year run on 25 November 2011. This new edition of eight works show how Agatha Christie's plays are as compulsive as her novels, their colourful characters and ingenious plots providing yet more evidence of her mastery of the detective thriller. THE MOUSETRAP A homicidal maniac terrorizes a group of snowbound guests to the refrain of 'Three Blind Mice'! AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Ten guilty people, brought together on an island in mysterious circumstances, await their sentence! APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH The suffocating heat of an exotic Middle-Eastern setting provides a backdrop for murder! THE HOLLOW A set of friends convene at a country home where their convoluted relationships mean that any one of them could be a murderer! WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION A stunning courtroom drama in whicha scheming wife testifies against her husband in a shocking murder trial. TOWARDS ZERO A psychopathic murderer homes in on the unsuspecting victims in a seaside house perched high on a cliff overlooking the Devonshire River Tern. VERDICT Passion and love are the deadly ingredients in this thriller in which a murder causes an unexpected chain of events. GO BACK FOR MURDER When Carla comes of age and discovers that her late mother was imprisoned for murdering her father, she is determined to prove her innocence. |
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«Etes-vous heureux? Dans le cas contraire, consultez M. Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street». Cette annonce parue dans le Times attire bien des clients, un peu incrédules mais sans aucun doute malheureux. Aux quatre coins du monde, à Delphes, Chiraz ou Londres, Parker Pyne, professeur de bonheur, s'engage à vous faire retrouver l'amour et la joie de vivre. Evidemment, ses tarifs peuvent parfois paraître un peu élevés, mais qui ne risque rien n'a rien, et vous pouvez être sûr que Parker Pyne mettra en œuvre tous les moyens nécessaires, y compris les mises en scène les plus abracadabrantes... Douze nouvelles insolites d'Agathe Christie, où l'ingéniosité le dispute à l'humour.» |
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When Miss Marple complains of feeling old and helpless, her doctor jokingly suggests that she needs a murder to solve. Then there is a death in the village. Is it murder? Did the right person die? Suddenly, Jane Marple has a new interest in life. And then there are more deaths. |
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«Hercule, le héros grec, avait accompli douze travaux. Cependant, ce n'est pas du héros grec qu'il s'agit ici mais tout bonnement d'Hercule Poirot. Le célèbre détective belge est loin d'avoir le physique avantageux du fils de Zeus, mais il possède des petites cellules grises en assez bon état pour résoudre ces douze énigmes particulièrement ardues. Dans «L'Hydre de Lerne», par exemple, il est face au monstre le plus redoutable qui soit: la calomnie, et cette calomnie susurre que le docteur Oldfield a assassiné sa femme pour épouser sa garde-malade. De quoi envoyer à la potence un homme et une jeune fille... Douze nouvelles, douze mystères brillamment élucidés.» |
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Роман о расследовании отставным бельгийским полицейским Эркюлем Пуаро еще одного преступления. В роли его помощника выступает писательница Ариадна Оливер, которая в отличие от привычного для читателей Гастингса, обладает очень богатым воображением, да и сама пишет детективные романы. |
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Six nouvelles, six facettes de l'ingéniosité et du talent d'Agatha Christie. Où dissimuler, un soir de Noël, un rubis — gros comme un bouchon de carafe — dérobé à un prince oriental? Quelle foi ajouter à l'intuition de cette lady qui prétend savoir, contre toute vraisemblance, qui est l'assassin de son mari? Comment commettre un crime dans un jardin, alors qu'on vous a enfermé à double tour dans votre chambre? Hercule Poirot et Miss Marple ont réponse à tout... |
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«Le 31 octobre, les sorcières s'envolent sur leur manche à balai: c'est Halloween, la fête du potiron. A cette occasion, Mrs Drake a organisé une soirée pour les «plus de onze ans». Les enfants participent aux préparatifs, sous l'œil nonchalant de Mrs Oliver, qui croque son éternelle pomme. «Savez-vous que j'ai eu l'occasion d'assister à un vrai meurtre?» se vante Joyce, une fillette à la langue bien pendue, devant la célèbre romancière. Tout le monde lui rit au nez: Joyce ne sait plus qu'inventer pour se rendre intéressante. La fête est un succès, et les enfants font un triomphe au jeu du Snapdragon qui clôt la réception. Tous les enfants? C'est en rangeant la maison, après le départ des invités, qu'on découvre le cadavre de la petite Joyce dans la bibliothèque. Bouleversée, Mrs Oliver fait aussitôt appel à son ami, le grand Hercule Poirot.» |
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Pourquoi cette dame anglaise comme il faut a-t-elle tué sa demoiselle de compagnie? Qui a bien pu subtiliser le testament de ce vieux monsieur? Et si ce n'est pas Mabel qui a empoisonné son mari, alors qui ? Aux petites soirées de Miss Marple, chacun y va d'une histoire étrange dont il a, un jour ou l'autre, été témoin. Mais, comme dans Miss Marple au club du mardi dont ce recueil de nouvelles est la suite, la vieille demoiselle, impavide dans son fauteuil, dénoue les intrigues les plus confuses avec la même assurance tranquille dont elle fait preuve lorsqu'elle noue les points de son éternel tricot. |
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Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Each reader includes: A CD with a reading of the adapted story; Helpful notes on characters; Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot; A glossary of the more difficult words After Richard Abernethie's funeral, his will is read out to his family. His sister, Cora, shocks everyone by saying 'He was murdered, wasn't he?' When Cora is murdered in her bed the very next day, her extraordinary remark suddenly seems very important. Every member of the Abernethie family has something to gain from both murders. Hercule Poirot arrives to solve the mystery. |
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