Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062302175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. The narrator is startled by a vision in his mirror: He sees a man with a scarred neck strangling a beautiful blonde. He later meets the woman in his vision, Sylvia, and notes her fiancé's scarred neck. He tells her of his premonition, and the engagement is broken off. But is that all there is to it?
In a Glass Darkly
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062302175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. The narrator is startled by a vision in his mirror: He sees a man with a scarred neck strangling a beautiful blonde. He later meets the woman in his vision, Sylvia, and notes her fiancé's scarred neck. He tells her of his premonition, and the engagement is broken off. But is that all there is to it?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062302175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. The narrator is startled by a vision in his mirror: He sees a man with a scarred neck strangling a beautiful blonde. He later meets the woman in his vision, Sylvia, and notes her fiancé's scarred neck. He tells her of his premonition, and the engagement is broken off. But is that all there is to it?
In a Glass Darkly: An Agatha Christie Short Story
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007526784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007526784
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.
The Dressmaker's Doll
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062302264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories. Alicia Coombe manages her very smart dressmaking business with the help of her young assistant, Sybil. One day, a doll appears in the shop—a floppy, long-legged doll that sits itself on the best sofa. But where did it come from, and why does it appear to watch them?
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062302264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories. Alicia Coombe manages her very smart dressmaking business with the help of her young assistant, Sybil. One day, a doll appears in the shop—a floppy, long-legged doll that sits itself on the best sofa. But where did it come from, and why does it appear to watch them?
The Last Seance
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062959158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
“Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.”—Tana French, New York Times Bestselling Author From the Queen of Suspense, an all-new collection of her spookiest and most sinister stories, including an Agatha Christie story never before published in the USA, The Wife of Kenite! For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling stories from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. Fantastic psychic visions, specters looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, a man who switches bodies with a cat—be sure to keep the light on whilst reading these tales. The Last Séance gathers twenty stories, some featuring Christie’s beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, in one haunting compendium that explores all things occult and paranormal, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062959158
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
“Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.”—Tana French, New York Times Bestselling Author From the Queen of Suspense, an all-new collection of her spookiest and most sinister stories, including an Agatha Christie story never before published in the USA, The Wife of Kenite! For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling stories from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. Fantastic psychic visions, specters looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, a man who switches bodies with a cat—be sure to keep the light on whilst reading these tales. The Last Séance gathers twenty stories, some featuring Christie’s beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, in one haunting compendium that explores all things occult and paranormal, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.
The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Center Point
ISBN: 9781611739893
Category : Belgians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne, and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of their careers.
Publisher: Center Point
ISBN: 9781611739893
Category : Belgians
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne, and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of their careers.
The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006230089X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories. When Sir Arthur Carmichael, the young and healthy heir to a large estate, starts behaving strangely, psychiatrist Edward Carstairs is summoned to assess the situation. Sir Arthur appears to be behaving like a cat—only days after his mother killed a grey Persian!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006230089X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories. When Sir Arthur Carmichael, the young and healthy heir to a large estate, starts behaving strangely, psychiatrist Edward Carstairs is summoned to assess the situation. Sir Arthur appears to be behaving like a cat—only days after his mother killed a grey Persian!
Miss Marple's Final Cases
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061748064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Despite the title, the stories collected here recount cases from the middle of Miss Marple's career. They are: 'Sanctuary'; 'Strange Jest'; 'Tape-Measure Murder'; 'The Case of the Caretaker'; 'The Case of the Perfect Maid'; 'Miss Marple Tells a Story'; 'The Dressmaker's Doll'; 'In a Glass Darkly'; 'Greenshaw's Folly.'
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061748064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 7
Book Description
Despite the title, the stories collected here recount cases from the middle of Miss Marple's career. They are: 'Sanctuary'; 'Strange Jest'; 'Tape-Measure Murder'; 'The Case of the Caretaker'; 'The Case of the Perfect Maid'; 'Miss Marple Tells a Story'; 'The Dressmaker's Doll'; 'In a Glass Darkly'; 'Greenshaw's Folly.'
Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
Author: John Curran
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062006525
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks is the fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s long hidden notebooks, including illustrations, analyses, and two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot short stories. Not only will Christie’s legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest of new material from the author of such classics as And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile, but Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks is also a must-read tutorial for writers who want to learn the intricacies of constructing crime novels.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062006525
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks is the fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s long hidden notebooks, including illustrations, analyses, and two previously unpublished Hercule Poirot short stories. Not only will Christie’s legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest of new material from the author of such classics as And Then There Were None, Murder on the Orient Express, and Death on the Nile, but Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks is also a must-read tutorial for writers who want to learn the intricacies of constructing crime novels.
The Blue Geranium
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: MB Cooltura
ISBN: 9877449110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
George Pritchard, whose wife is a semi-invalid dreadful woman, ends up firing all the nurses for her bad temper. Mrs. Pritchard has a weakness for fortune tellers, one afternoon she receives Zarida, who announces all kinds of dangers related to blue flowers and predicts that a blue geranium will be the foretaste of her death. The walls of her room are wallpapered with various flower patterns, but none of them are blue. However, for some strange reason, some of the flowers turn blue. After the woman's death from heart failure, all suspicions point to her husband. Did it scare her to the point of death? Was it George or is someone else involved?
Publisher: MB Cooltura
ISBN: 9877449110
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
George Pritchard, whose wife is a semi-invalid dreadful woman, ends up firing all the nurses for her bad temper. Mrs. Pritchard has a weakness for fortune tellers, one afternoon she receives Zarida, who announces all kinds of dangers related to blue flowers and predicts that a blue geranium will be the foretaste of her death. The walls of her room are wallpapered with various flower patterns, but none of them are blue. However, for some strange reason, some of the flowers turn blue. After the woman's death from heart failure, all suspicions point to her husband. Did it scare her to the point of death? Was it George or is someone else involved?
Philomel Cottage
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: MB Cooltura
ISBN: 9877448548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Alix falls in love with a perfect stranger: Gerald Martin; and despite the opposition of her friend Dick Windyford, she marries him. The couple decides to buy and live at Philomel Cottage; a nice cabin lost in the country. Suddenly, Alix begins to think that her husband is a murderer who wants to keep her money and desperately must find the way to escape without arousing his suspicions. Will she make it?
Publisher: MB Cooltura
ISBN: 9877448548
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Alix falls in love with a perfect stranger: Gerald Martin; and despite the opposition of her friend Dick Windyford, she marries him. The couple decides to buy and live at Philomel Cottage; a nice cabin lost in the country. Suddenly, Alix begins to think that her husband is a murderer who wants to keep her money and desperately must find the way to escape without arousing his suspicions. Will she make it?