A cocktail party ends in murder, but who did it? Why? And for that matter, how? No real cause of death has been established. It's a real baffler and it's prompting Hercule Poirot to ask another question...who's next?

At an apparently respectable dinner party, a vicar is the first to die...Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison -- just...(展开全部)

At an apparently respectable dinner party, a vicar is the first to die...Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison -- just...(展开全部)

Take one dead lothario; add his jealous wife accused of his murder; toss in a devoted daughter who wants to clear her mother's name, and you get one of the greatest challenges of Hercule Poirot's career.

Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous...Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formati...(展开全部)

Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous...Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formati...(展开全部)

Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat sl...(展开全部)

Agatha Christie's seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat sl...(展开全部)

The world’s most beloved detective, Hercule Poirot—the legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and most recently The Monogram Murders and Closed Casket—returns in a stylish, diabolically clever mystery set in the London of 1930.“We Agatha Christie fans read her stories--and particularly her Poirot novels--because the mysteries are invariably equal parts...(展开全部)

苏菲·汉娜，蜚声国际的犯罪小说作家，其作品曾荣登《星期日泰晤士报》《纽约时报》和 亚马逊电子书英国畅销榜榜首。她的著作已被翻译成四十九种语言，在全球五十一个国家和地区发行，销量逾数百万册。她以创作当代心理惊悚小说闻名，并应阿加莎·克里斯蒂产权会官方邀请，续写赫尔克里·波洛系列新篇。 2023年，苏菲的谋杀悬疑音乐剧《E先生之谜》被搬上大银幕，现已在亚马逊 Prime和Apple TV+上线，并将很快登陆其他多个流媒体平台。同年，凭借其卓越的文学成就，苏菲荣获英国犯罪小说作家协会颁发的“图书馆匕首奖”。2013年，其惊悚小说《致命伴侣》斩获英国国家图书奖年度犯罪惊悚小说奖项。苏菲亦是一位诗人，曾入围“T.S.艾略特诗歌奖”决选名单，其诗作在英国各地的中等教育普通证书考试、中学高级水平考试及大学学位课程中均被列为研习文本。 苏菲是“梦想作家工坊”的创立者...(展开全部)