Dans la maison ou a ete assassinee Mme Argyle, n'etaient presents a l'heure du crime que le mari, la gouvernante, une infirmiere et les cinq enfants adoptes par le couple. Declare coupable, un des garcons est mort en prison quand, deux ans apres le proces, un temoin a decharge se presente pour confirmer son alibi. Cependant, la famille fera grise mine a cet homme scrupuleux venu rehabiliter le jeune homme. C'est qu'il n'y a pas qu'une verite : celle que fera eclater le docteur Calgary est bien sombre et, plus cruellement que tout autre, blessera bien du monde.

La Mysterieuse Affaire de Styles (1920) : Qui avait interet a assassiner Mrs Ingelthorp, la richissime proprietaire du domaine de Styles? Pratiquement tous ceux qui l’entouraient. Qui est le coupable ideal ? Le second et jeune mari de la victime… Le premier roman d’Agatha Christie. Temoin muet (1937) : Charles ? Un mauvais sujet. Therese ? Trop maquillee. Bella ? Une idiote. Bref, ni le neveu ni les nieces de miss Arundell ne trouvent grace a ses yeux. Dommage ! Ils auraient tellement besoin de son soutien… financier. Peut-etre pourrait-on l’aider a quitter ce monde ? Deux romans et une situation comme les aime Agatha Christie : un meurtre, un heritage plein de promesses, une foule de suspects… et Hercule Poirot qui ne s’en laisse pas conter.

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR. Listen along with downloadable MP3 audio. What does the name 'Agatha Christie' mean? To many people, it means a book about a murder mystery - a 'whodunnit'. 'I'm reading an Agatha Christie,' people say. 'I'm not sure who the murderer is - I think it's... ' But they are usually wrong, because it is not easy to guess the murderer's name before the end of the book. But who was Agatha Christie? What was she like? Was her life quiet and unexciting, or was it full of interest and adventure? Was there a mystery in her life, too?

In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her disappearance. I’m no Hercule Poirot. I’m her husband’s mistress. Agatha Christie’s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame. Nan O’Dea’s world is something very different. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. After fighting her way back to England, she’s set her sights on Agatha. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. And it’s not just her husband. Despite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to . . .

Агата Кристи (1874-1965) - выдающаяся английская писательница, признанная "королева детектива". "Убийство в доме викария" - первый роман, в котором появляется проницательная мисс Марпл. Она виртуозно распутывает загадочное убийство церковного старосты, произошедшее в тихой деревушке в доме местного викария. Неадаптированный текст на языке оригинала снабжен комментариями и словарем. Комментарии и словарь К. Ю. Михно.

In utter disbelief, Jane Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel - an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a new crime - the ultimate crime - murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remain buried...

A letter from beyond the grave. One last request. An unsolvable crime. When Miss Marple receives a letter from the recently deceased millionaire Jason Rafiel, she's not sure what to make of it. Knowing her deductive skills, he challenges her to solve a crime. If she does so, she will inherit ?20,000. The only problem is that he has failed to mention who was involved, or where, and when the crime was committed. Jane Marple is intrigued. Never underestimate Miss Marple.

Reprinted for the first time in almost 90 years, this original novelisation of the very first Agatha Christie film is a unique record of the Queen of Crime’s movie debut and a bold attempt to turn one of her favourite short stories into a thrilling silent movie. Who poisoned the cruel and sinister Professor Appleby? Derek Capel, his neighbour, in love with the Professor’s wife, Eleanor? Vera, the house-parlourmaid, Appleby’s mistress? Or was it Eleanor Appleby herself? All three could be reasonably suspected of a motive which would prompt them to poison the most hateful villain who ever crossed the pages of fiction . . . The first ever Agatha Christie film was a 1928 black and white silent movie, loosely based on her first ‘Harley Quin’ story. Although no script or print of the film survives, this rare novelisation from the same year is a unique record of Christie’s first association with the motion picture industry – now in its remarkable tenth decade with the release of Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express. This new Detective Club edition includes an introduction by film and television historian Mark Aldridge, author of the authoritative Agatha Christie On Screen (2016), who reveals why the film’s harshest critic was Agatha Christie herself.

Janet Morgan's definitive and authorised biography of Agatha Christie, with a new retrospective foreword by the author. Agatha Christie (1890-1976), the world's bestselling author, is a public institution. Her creations, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, have become fiction's most legendary sleuths and her ingenuity has captured the imagination of generations of readers. But although she lived to a great age and was prolific, she remained elusively shy and determinedly private. Given sole access to family papers and other protected material, Janet Morgan's definitive biography unravels Agatha Christie's life, work and relationships, creating a revealing and faithfully honest portrait. The book has delighted readers of Christie's detective stories for more than 30 years with its clear view of her career and personality, and this edition includes a new foreword by the author reflecting on the longevity of Agatha Christie's extraordinary success and popularity.

Un vol de bijoux dans une station balneaire a la mode, une femme poignardee dans sa chambre d'hotel, une celebre actrice assassinee dans une maison blanche. Trois mysteres proposes a la perspicacite de trois detectives etonnants : Hercule Poirot, miss Marple et les epoux Berensford. Mais sauront-ils resoudre ces enigmes ? Bibliocollege propose : • le texte integral annote de trois nouvelles, • des questionnaires au fil du texte, • des illustrations originales, • une presentation d'Agatha Christie et de son epoque, • un apercu du genre de la nouvelle policiere, • un groupement de textes : « Les detectives anglo-saxons ».

Agatha Christie's disturbing 1960s mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Gipsy's Acre was a truly beautiful upland site with views out to sea - and in Michael Rogers it stirred a child-like fantasy. There, amongst the dark fir trees, he planned to build a house, find a girl and live happily ever after. Yet, as he left the village, a shadow of menace hung over the land. For this was the place where accidents happened. Perhaps Michael should have heeded the locals' warnings: 'There's no luck for them as meddles with Gipsy's Acre.' Michael Rogers is a man who is about to learn the true meaning of the old saying 'In my end is my beginning...'

Роман известной английской писательницы А. Кристи "Сверкающий цианид" - это захватывающая детективная история любви и страсти, предательства и измены, корыстолюбия и эгоизма. Динамичный сюжет романа, его живой и образный язык неизменно привлекают внимание читателей. Каждый, кто по-настоящему любит умные детективы, несомненно, получит массу удовольствия, читая эту книгу. Издание сопровождается подробным комментарием. Комментарии Т.Ю. Логачевой.

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. Издание на английском языке.

A full-length Hercule Poirot novel, adapted from Agatha Christie's stage play by Charles Osborne Sir Claud Amory's revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe. BLACK COFFEE was Agatha Christie's first playscript, originally performed in 1930 and made into a now rarely-seen film the following year. Combining her typically beguiling plot and sparkling dialogue with his own faithful narrative, Charles Osborne's novelisation is `A worthy addition to the Christie canon' (The Spectator)

Детективный роман Агаты Кристи "Безмолвный свидетель" (1937) входит в серию книг о бельгийском сыщике Эркюле Пуаро. Повествование ведется от лица помощника Пуаро, капитана Гастингса. На этот раз друзей ожидает весьма необычное дело, ведь первый вопрос, на который им предстоит ответить, - а было ли совершено убийство? Неадаптированный текст на языке оригинала снабжен постраничными комментариями и словарем. Комментарии и словарь А.О. Лободы.

Детективный роман "Вечеринка в Хэллоуин" (1968) - одно из последних произведений Агаты Кристи о бельгийском сыщике Эркюле Пуаро. На сей раз в расследовании знаменитому детективу помогает Ариадна Оливер - альтер эго самой писательницы. Им предстоит вычислить убийцу тринадцатилетней девочки, которая была утоплена в самый разгар детского праздника на Хэллоуин. Неадаптированный текст на языке оригинала снабжен постраничными комментариями и словарем Д.Г. Сигала.