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When Mr Satterthswaite visits a new exhibit at the Harchester Galleries, there is one painting with a male figure that bares a more than unusual likeness to a mysterious acquaintance of his, a Mr Quin. And with one bold move he purchases the canvas on the spot and in another invites the artist of The Dead Harlequin to dine with him that night. The dinner gets off on the wrong foot with the artist emphatically disagreeing with most points and an empty place at the table ready for the mysterious Mr Quin to arrive.

Major Hastings and Hercule Poirot are not interested in the case of the Spanish Chest, so obviously has it been reported in the papers that it seems an entirely closed book. But, when Hastings persuades Poirot to attend a rather fabulous party given by Lady Chatterton, there is someone sequestered upstairs waiting for the pair’s help. She’s so sure that there has been some great mistake and is desperate for their help. Will the contents of the dead man’s pockets reveal to the inscrutable eye of Hercule Poirot who the culprit is?

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. A retired Police Inspector recognizes a woman in his village whom he once suspected of murdering her husband. He is determined that her new husband won’t suffer the same fate....

There's a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter.... It's the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fireplace with this winter-themed collection from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts and dangerous gifts, poisoned meals and mysterious guests. This compendium of short stories, some featuring beloved Detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect gift for mystery lovers.

Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate. Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancée, Helen, is innocent of the murder of his brother, Frank. There is one strange condition attached to this request: Poirot must conceal his true reason for being there from the rest of the Devonport family.

It’s late 2013, and the world’s best soccer players are gearing up for the 2015 World Cup. In London, Jamie has just completed her third year as a professional footballer at Arsenal Ladies F. C. Only one soccer dream still eludes her: a spot on the US women’s national team. Emma, a national team regular, has recently moved back to Seattle to play professionally in the NWSL, the latest incarnation of an American women’s pro soccer league.

Anduin Wrynn, roi de Hurlevent, et Sylvanas Coursevent, chef de guerre de la Horde, ont pris la tête de leur peuple trop tôt, encore inexpérimentés et mal préparés. Alors que l'Alliance et la Horde s'efforcent de surmonter les ravages de la guerre dévastatrice contre la Légion Ardente, une terrible découverte mettra les deux chefs à l'épreuve, menaçant de ranimer l'hostilité amère entre leurs factions et d'ébranler les fondations du monde d'Azeroth.

Sometimes a chance meeting can change everything. At 15, Jamie Maxwell’s main goals in life are to make the United States youth national soccer pool, move past the Incident-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named, and maybe - someday - kiss a girl. When she meets Emma Blakeley at a tournament in Southern California, something about the older girl draws her in. And it isn’t that she expects to ever get the chance to kiss Emma. Really.

Over 80 percent of people claim to be religious. Yet, every 40 seconds someone commits suicide. In the United States, one in three seek professional counseling, and 30 million dollars is spent each day on anti-depressants. The truth is that the human ego and man-made ethics can take us to a place in life where we feel our own soul cannot survive. We all aspire to belong and endeavor to make our mark while longing for the freedom to just be ourselves. Often the reality of who we are is painfully different than who we presume we should be. But how can we know who we truly are?

Beneath the Nelson Mandela Boulevard flyover on Cape Town's foreshore lives a community of stowaways, young Tanzanian men from the slums of Dar es Salaam. When journalist Sean Christie meets Adam Bashili, he comes to know the extraordinary world of the Beachboys, a multi-port, fourth-generation subculture that lives to stow away and stows away to survive.

Millington Valley is a quintessential small Pennsylvania town: families go back generations. Football rules. Kids drink while adults look the other way. High school is a whirlwind of aspiration and rivalry, friendship, and jealousy. When smart and pretty Molly Hanover moves to town and attracts the attention of the football team’s hero, Wade Thornton - a nice guy with a bad drinking habit - longtime friendships are threatened and a popular cheerleader tries to turn the school against Molly.

Záhada na zámku Styles je prvním románem Agathy Christie s jedinečným a dnes již legendárním belgickým detektivem Herculem Poirotem. Debutující spisovatelka mu hned na úvod připravila nelehký úkol: Když v rozlehlém sídle za podivných okolností umírá jeho postarší, křehká, leč bohatá majitelka, podezření, že byla otrávena, se brzy změní ve skutečnost. Kdo je však vrahem? Manžel Alfréd? Nevlastní syn John Cavendish? Jeho krásná tajemná žena Mary? Nebo snad rodinný lékař?

Kapitán Hastings, Hercule Poirot a zámek Styles - tam ti dva poprvé vyrazili na lov vraha tehdejší majitelky. A tam se také po letech setkávají, aby společně odhalili dalšího mimořádně nebezpečného zločince. Slavný detektiv, sužovaný stářím a chorobou, se za pomoci svých malých šedých buněk a věrného přítele naposledy pouští do souboje se zlem v lidské podobě - výhru si však tentokrát vybere nejen spravedlnost (byť ve zcela nečekané podobě), ale i smrt.

Jedna rozvětvená rodina, jeden zvláštní dům a mnoho nebezpečných tajemství... Příběh, který Agatha Christie označila za jednu ze svých nejoblíbenějších detektivek, nepřivádína scénu ani slavnou slečnu Marplovou, ani bystrého ješitu Hercula Poirota. Ve velkém, poněkud bizarním domě na předměstí Londýna žije rozvětvená rodina řeckého přistěhovalce Aristida Leonidese. Když bohatý starý pán náhle zemře, vše nasvědčuje tomu, že byl úkladně zabit a pachatele je nutno hledat mezi rodinnými příslušníky.

In The Road to Canada, a staffing change on the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) shortly before the 2015 World Cup has altered the playing field for both women. Who will make the final cut for a chance to stand on top of the winner’s podium in Vancouver? To find out, join Jamie and Emma for the latest installment in the ongoing story of their lives, loves, and would-be world championships in The Road to Canada, book four of the bestselling series.

If you were given one more chance to talk with someone who passed away, what would you do? What would you say? When April Miller’s estranged childhood best friend, Johnny, is killed in a car accident, April is confronted with his spirit as she’s heading to work one day, making the phrase, “It’s never too late”, all the more poignant.

The epic tale of a major inter-war novelist whose work was lauded by the literary establishment of the 1930s - but overshadowed by his biggest hit. As a 10-year-old working in a Leeds knacker's yard, Eric Knight had a dream. Emigrating to the USA, he reinvented himself as artist, newspaper reporter, film critic, and best-selling novelist. His books were praised by Ernest Hemingway and H L Mencken and turned into Hollywood movies.

Čtyři lidé: tajemník, neteř, zahradník a stará hospodyně. Čtyři podezřelí, a jeden krutý zločin, který zůstal nepotrestán. Břemeno neodbytného podezření s sebou životem vleče každý z nich. Podaří se slečně Marplové po letech případ rozlousknout a usvědčit vraha?

Men förutom det var det en hel del som var underligt med fallet. Det hade försvunnit en massa föremål från hemmet: en ryggsäck, en kokbok, en diamantring, ett stetoskop, en puderdosa, ett par byxor, en sko, några glödlampor och en burk borsyrepulver.

När den förmögne Gordon Cloade plötsligt dör börjar hans släktingar vältra sig i pengar och lyx. Men plötsligt dyker en obekant arvinge upp, en änka som ingen känt till, och gör anspråk på alla miljonerna. Nu finns det fem personer med väldigt starka motiv att döda. Strax efteråt sker en hel del gåtfullheter som kulminerar i ett mord. Men det är faktiskt inte änkan som är offret och Hercule Poirot får gräva djupt för att hitta lösningen på mordgåtan.