In the sprawling, half-timbered mansion in the affluent suburb of Swinly Dean, Aristide Leonides lies dead from barbiturate poisoning. An accident? Not likely. In fact, suspicion has already fallen on his luscious widow, a cunning beauty fifty years his junior, set to inherit a sizeable fortune, and rumored to be carrying on with a strapping young tutor comfortably ensconced in the family estate. But criminologist Charles Hayward is casting his own doubts on the innocence of the entire Leonides brood. He knows them intimately. And he's certain that in a crooked house such as Three Gables, no one's on the level...

作品阐述的是某些破坏力最强、最激烈的爱的形式──露莎琳／克莉丝蒂的独生女。人心险峻不限于谋杀，光是家庭里、情人间的心里波澜就足以让任何一个故事惊心动魄，让你像读谋杀故事一样屏息以待。克莉丝蒂留给世人仅有的，也是她自称"非写不可"的六个爱的故事之一，是公认的克莉丝蒂前半生自传／私小说。

一場奇異的幻夢，一段對勒索者的報復，一個苦悶、扭曲、愛恨交加的心靈，一顆名貴的寶石，一截陰魂不散的歷史聖骨，一個反潮流的家族，一場三角戀愛的悲劇，一具盒中屍體，一位地獄來的不速之客…… 九件最能展現克莉絲蒂聰明精髓的的小品，全部匯聚在這本克莉絲蒂初試推理啼聲的短篇小說集?。它包括了作者推理偉業的第一篇創作，由此可窺見這位推理天后的早慧細胞。

'Mrs McGinty's dead!' 'How did she die?' 'Down on one knee, just like I!' So goes the old children's game - sadly, things didn't end so happily for the real Mrs McGinty. She was killed by a crushing blow to the back of the head. Then the killer tore up the floorboards in search of ... what? Could the answer lie in an article the deceased clipped from a newspaper two days before her death? With a desperate killer still free, Hercule Poirot will have to stay alive long enough to find out... 'So simple, so economical, so completely baffling. Each clue scrupulously given with superb sleight of hand!' --Sunday Times

Four men including a master murderer match wits in a diabolical effort to control the Earth.

Book Description A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes a stand...A woman's sixth--and a loaded revolver--signal premonitions of doom...A stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion, and is greeted with a dire warning...Detective Hercule Poirot faces his greatest challenge when his services are enlisted--by the victim--in a bizarre locked-room murder. From the stunning title story (which inspired the classic film thriller) to the rarest gems in detective fiction, these 11 tales of baffling rime and brilliant deduction showcase Agatha Christie at her dazzling best. From AudioFile Special kudos to the voice casting executive at Audio Editions for this project! Horror screen icon Christopher Lee, thrust suddenly into the spotlight again in his 80s, thanks to his stint in LORD OF THE RINGS, steps up to the mike and delivers a vocal masterpiece. Lee embodies blue bloods and cockneys alike with equal aplomb, burnishing Christie's mysteries to a high and satisfying finish. The material is perfectly chosen as well--strong, tight mysteries with three-dimensional characters, particularly the title story with its sophisticated, Sherlock Holmes-ish surprise ending. More lavish packaging would be a nice touch for this audiobook, but that's a niggling concern--this collection of mysteries finds its solution in sterling acting and recording. D.J.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award Book Dimension length: (cm)17.1 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)10.8

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood - or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours, Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so - until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby...

Agatha Christie's seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding! then the discovery of a corpse in a chest! next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder! the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits! and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links these five baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot!

Synopsis Agatha Christie''s first ever Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. ''Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,'' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, ''would be doing the world at large a service!'' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.

Poirot returns to the scene of his very first crime to solve a mystery that will be his last.

In this ingeniously plotted Christie classic, a child's nursery rhyme holds three clues to finding a cunning killer when a well-to-do household becomes infested with murder.

《阿加莎•克里斯蒂推理侦探漫画作品:万圣节前夜的谋杀案》最初以《南瓜节》为题目发表，写于1969年，记载赫尔克里•波洛又一次出色地侦破了疑案。《阿加莎•克里斯蒂推理侦探漫画作品:万圣节前夜的谋杀案》由尚德尔配图，同时他还成功地给侦探女王其它两部作品《无妄之灾》和《古墓之谜》配以插图。 为了庆祝10月31日的万圣节，德雷克夫人邀请村里的年轻人参加晚会。乔伊斯，是一个说谎大王。在准备晚会时，她吹嘘自己目击过一次谋杀。然而并没有人把她的话当真。这真是一个错误，因为事后大家在书房发现了她的尸体！会是谁为了隐藏一个更可怕的案件杀掉了这个年轻人呢？

A young man, broken down in the fog, witnesses a murder he is asked to conceal...A full-length novel adapted by Charles Osborne from Agatha Christie's acclaimed play. When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story. But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If so, who is she shielding? The victim's retarded young half-brother or his dying matriarchal mother? Laura's lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of possible suspects! THE UNEXPECTED GUEST is considered to be one of the finest of Christie's plays. Hailed as 'another Mousetrap' when it opened on 12 August 1958 in the West End, it ran for 604 performances over the succeeding 18 months and has been staged many times around the world over the last 40 years.

《第三个女郎》讲述了三个年轻女郎在伦敦城内合租一套公寓。第一个是冷静而能干的私人秘书；第二个在艺术圈里混事。第三个女郎在早餐时出现了，当赫尔克里•波洛享用着奶油蛋卷和巧克力时，她冲进来告诉他，自己是个杀人凶手——转而又消失不见了。 波洛后来一步步探悉围绕这神秘的第三个女郎的种种传闻——她的家庭内幕，以及她的失踪，等等。然而，在伟大的侦探宣布这第三个女郎是否有罪，抑或是否精神错乱之前，他需要提供强有力的证据。 A perplexed girl thinks she might have killed someone...Three single girls shared the same London flat. The first worked as a secretary; the second was an artist; the third who came to Poirot for help, disappeared convinced she was a murderer. Now there were rumours of revolvers, flick-knives and blood stains. But, without hard evidence, it would take all Poirot's tenacity to establish whether the third girl was guilty innocent or insane!

在线阅读本书 Poirot investigates a culprit who has curiously swiped a stethoscope, a tube of lipstick, and a cookbook.

傑瑞是一個嗜睡如命的人，於是朋友們決心跟他開個玩笑。他們擺了八個鬧鐘在他的床頭，從早上6點半開始，八個鬧鐘會陸續鬧響，準備熱熱鬧鬧嚇醒傑瑞。 然而到了早上，一個鬧鐘莫名其妙失蹤了，而且發生了一連串的悲劇。 原來，一切事端都是從「七鐘面」那個令人疑惑的組織開始……