Agatha: 605 books

The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head[1] and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings...

The Hollow is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead & co. in 1946 and in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in November of the same year. The US edition retailed at $2.50[ and the UK edition at eight shillings and sixpence.Apaperback...

The debut of Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Agatha Christie and her remarkable Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot Invalided home from the Western Front, Arthur Hastings arrives at Styles Court anticipating a relaxing sojourn in the English countryside. It turns out to be anything but....

Publié sous le pseudonyme de Mary Westmacott en 1934, ce délicat portrait de femme annonce singulièrement l’image que, trente ans plus tard, Agatha Christie nous offrira dans son Autobiographie. Peut-être même peut-on imaginer que, la pudeur préservée par la fiction, la personnalité de...

  Musique barbare  Qui est donc ce Boris Groen, dont l'opéra Le Pain du géant fait sensation dans le Londres des années 20 ? Est-il vrai qu'il soit, comme on le murmure, russe et même bolchevik ? Le récit remonte alors de trente années en arrière pour nous dévoiler l'étonnante...

¿Quién envenenó a la acaudalada Emily Inglethorpe y cómo penetró el asesino y escapó de su habitación cerrada? Los sospechosos abundan en el pintoresco pueblo de Styles St. Mary, desde el adulador esposo de la heredera hasta sus dos hijastros, su volátil ama de llaves y una bella enfermera...

El misterioso caso de Styles (en inglés: The Mysterious Affair at Styles) es el primer libro de la escritora británica Agatha Christie, escrito en 1920 mientras colaboraba en una farmacia de la Cruz Roja. El trabajar en este lugar le proporcionó una gran fuente de conocimientos sobre diversos venenos....

One happy day, in the midst of writing to her fiancee, her hand stopped writing unbidden; then it continued by itself, etching the words which would change her life forever: '...but there's no point now, as I am going to be a nun.'That bolt from the blue set events in motion that caused Shirley to...

The autobiography of the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie.

In her first published mystery, Agatha Christie introduces readers to the heroic detective, Hercule Poirot. This is a classic murder mystery set in the outskirts of Essex. The victim is the wealthy mistress of Styles Court. The list of suspects is long and includes her gold-digging new spouse and stepsons, her doctor, and her hired companion.

Over 30 mystery books in one collection with active table of contents.Authors include:Agatha ChristieMary Roberts RinehartG.K. ChestertonGaston LerouxArthur Doyle

Voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time" Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Rojer Ackroyd. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned...

This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen...

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie!  More than 100 million copies sold and now a Lifetime TV movie. Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a isolated mansion...