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Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's most controversial mysteries, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd breaks all the rules of traditional mystery writing. The peaceful English village of Kings Abbot is stunned. First, the attractive widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroydthe man she had planned to marryis murdered. It is a baffling, complex case involving blackmail, suicide,...
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A refugee of the Great War, Poirot is settling in England near Styles Court, the country estate of his wealthy benefactor, the elderly Emily Inglethorp. When Emily is poisoned and the authorities are baffled, Poirot puts his prodigious sleuthing skills to work. Suspects are plentiful, including the victims much younger husband, her resentful stepsons, her longtime hired companion, a young family friend working as a nurse, and a London specialist...
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The tiny Caribbean island of St. Honoré is a tropical paradise. But for Miss Marple, enjoying a well-earned rest from her busy life in the village of St. Mary Mead, it is a place where nothing ever seems to happen. That is, until old Major Palgrave tells her the strange story of a suspected double murderer. Just as Major Palgrave is about to show the murderer's picture to her, he looks over her shoulder, appears startled and, and changes the subject....
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Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Español
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Hastings relata una serie de casos resueltos gracias al método deductivo del detective Hércules Poirot, quien aprovecha cualquier acontecimiento sin relación aparente con el caso para descubrir la verdad. Su secreto: el poder de las células grises de su privilegiado cerebro.
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 1
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William Morrow, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"It's tempting to say that Agatha Christie is a genius and let it go at that, but the world's had plenty of geniuses. Agatha Christie is something special."-Lawrence Block, New York Times bestselling author In this official and fully restored edition, Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now featuring a "missing chapter" and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery. Who poisoned the wealthy Emily...
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Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband. Just like the nursery rhyme, however, there were five other "little pigs" who could have done it: Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcée), who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess), who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister), who cried all...
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