Agatha Christie Mysteries
LP 04469 APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Sarah king on holiday in Jerusalem is fascinated when she
meets the Boynton family, who appear to be dominated and cowed down
by their tyrannical stepmother.
LP 04468 AT BERTRAM'S HOTEL
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: In 1955 Bertram’s hotel in London’s west end looks
precisely as it has looked for years. And it has become popular with those who
want a taste of genteel England. Many of the patrons have been coming to this
dignified hotel for many seasons. Miss Marple has chosen to stay at Bertram’s
during her holiday, but she ends up having to solve a baffling murder among a
unique group of aristocratic guests.
LP 01221 THE BIG FOUR
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: The big four is a virtually invincible criminal conspiracy composed
of a brilliant Chinese man, an American millionaire, a French scientist, and an
elusive master of disguise. Even Hercule Poirot is appalled as he follows a trail of
murders in what could very well be his final case.
LP 06781 BLACK COFFEE: A HERCULE POIROT NOVEL
AUTHOR: OSBORNE, CHARLES
ABSTRACT: Osborne has adapted as a novel this work originally written as a
play by Agatha Christie in 1930. Scientist Sir Claud Amory believes someone in
his home is trying to steal an important formula he has developed. He asks Poirot
to come to his Surrey home and take the formula back to London. But when
Poirot arrives, he finds Amory dead and soon identifies numerous suspects.
LP 01222 THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: The body of a dancing hostess from a seaside resort turns up in the
library of a married colonel. Miss Marple is her vustomary uncanny self in aiding
the local police find the killer.
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LP 01223 CARDS ON THE TABLE
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: 5 people in one room, 4 of them absorbed in a game of bridge, the
5th sitting quietly by the fire with a steel dagger in his heart--4 suspects and any
one of them might have committed the crime. Hercule Poirot heads the
investigation in which the psychology of 4 bridge players is used to determine
which one of them is the most likely killer.
LP 01224 THE CLOCKS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Young Colin Lamb, working on an espionage case, happens on a
murder which has more than its share of baffling clues. Eventually Hercule Poirot
sifts out the relevant details, and Colin also catches his spy.
LP 03390 CURTAIN
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: The final case of Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective. Old and
arthritic, he returns to Styles court, the scene of his first case in England. When it
becomes evident that someone at Styles is a murderer, he sends for his friend
Captain Hastings.
LP 01225 DEAD MAN'S FOLLY
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Detective Poirot is summoned to Devon by a frantic phone call
from the famous detective novelist Adriadne Oliver. Adriadne has been engaged
to arrange a murder hunt complete with mock clues and a victim, but is convinced
that a real murder will result.
LP 03380 DEATH COMES AS THE END
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A murder mystery set in the year 2000 B. C. at Thebes on the Nile.
The tale is based on letters from a farmer discovered by the Egyptian Expedition
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
LP 03391 DEATH ON THE NILE
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A tiny, round, bullet hole interrupts what seems to be the perfect
honeymoon, and not even the great Hercule Poirot can work fast enough to
prevent the murderer from striking again.
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LP 01226 DESTINATION UNKNOWN
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A famous scientist has been mysteriously wafted away. An exciting
and surprising narrative with an authentic Moroccan setting.
LP 03379 DUMB WITNESS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: When Hercule Poirot discovers the truth of the dog's ball incident,
he is convinced that Emily Arundell did not die from natural causes. Some of the
suspects thought to be responsible for the death of this rich spinster are the
slightly wanton Theresa, her spendthrift brother Charles, and meek companion
Miss Lawson.
LP 05885 "THE HARLEQUIN TEA SET" AND OTHER STORIES
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Nine short stories previously unpublished in the United States
culled from magazines for which the author wrote prior to her success. In the title
story, an old friend prevents a family murder; in "The Edge" a romantic rival
drives a cheating wife to her suicide.
LP 03393 ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Mrs. Oliver, an elderly writer of detective stories, and Hercule
Poirot collaborate to find out what really happened to the parents of Mrs. Oliver's
goddaughter.
LP 01227 ENDLESS NIGHT
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: In a house, once known as "Gypsy's Acre," Michael Rogers meets
and marries an American oil heiress despite gypsies' warnings and other sinister
omens.
LP 03374 EVIL UNDER THE SUN
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Glamorous Arlena Marshall, vacationing with her husband and
step-daughter in a hotel on Smugglers Island, is found strangled to death. The
famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, finds that at least six of the other guests
had motives for the murder, but his usual faultless reasoning eventually discovers
the murderer, along with some surprises.
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LP 01228 HERCULE POIROT'S EARLY CASES
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A collection of 18 of the short stories which introduced the shrewd
little Belgian detective to mystery fans all over the world.
LP 01229 THE HOLLOW
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Death is no laughing matter, especially at a luncheon party in an
English country house. When Poirot finds a handsome young man lying on the
edge of the swimming pool with blood dripping into the water, he thinks his
hostess is staging a "murder" for his benefit. But he soon realizes the man is really
dying.
LP 01230 LORD EDGWARE DIES
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Hercule Poirot, the famous detective, is enjoying a pleasant supper
party as the guest of Lady Edgware when he hears her say that she would like to
get ride of her husband Lord Edgware, since he refuses to give her a divorce.
Within twenty-four hours Lord Edgware is dead, and Poirot's skills are put to
immediate use.
LP 04142 MISS MARPLE: THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: All 20 of Christie’s short stories featuring miss Jane Marple,
spinster sleuth extraordinaire.
LP 03376 THE MOVING FINGER
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: In the quite village of Lymstock everyone seems to be receiving
mysterious, threatening letters. When suicide and murder follow, the police begin
their investigation. But it takes the special expertise of Miss Jane Marple to save
the innocent person.
LP 03378 MURDER IN MESOPOTAMIA
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Hercule Poirot, the lively Belgian detective, becomes involved in
some Middle East archaeological explorations in solving the mysterious death of a
woman in a room which no murderer could possibly enter.
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LP 03384 THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Roger Ackroyd is murdered one night under particularly
perplexing circumstances. Suspicion centers on his stepson who had
good motives. Hercule Poirot handles the case skillfully.
LP 03383 MURDER ON THE LINKS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A body is found on the golf course, and an innocent man
is accused. But Hercule Poirot comes to his rescue.
LP 03240 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Hercule Poirot has been called back to England and is traveling
home by way of the orient express. While the train is stranded by a snowstorm, a
murder occurs. Investigation shows that the dead man, mr. Ratchett, was traveling
under a false name and was the person responsible for a terrible kidnapping that
had taken place several years earlier. Poirot's first interviews with all
passengers yield nothing--then he questions them again.
LP 04471 MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Styles court was a magnificent English estate. Its owner a rich,
strong-willed matron who, to the dismay of her stepson, had recently married a
fortune hunter. The scene was set for murder, and the crime took place.
LP 03382 THE MYSTERIOUS MR. QUIN
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A lonely manor, a shot in the night, and a woman's screams are
invitations for Harley Quin to arrive on the scene. The trail of his quarry leads
through a maze of passion, blackmail, and murder. The blue-blooded suspects
include a young wife harboring a shocking secret, an actress whose most difficult
role is not played on the stage, and a bridegroom whose wedding night becomes a
wake.
LP 03389 THE MYSTERY OF THE BLUE TRAIN
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Wealthy Rufus Van Aldin gives his spoiled, beloved daughter a
priceless necklace of rubies containing the famous "Heart of Fire" stone. When
found murdered on the Blue Train and her jewels stolen, Poirot enters the case.
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LP 03387 NEMESIS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Miss Marple receives a letter from a wealthy businessman whom
she knew briefly and whose death she has recently read about. His letter gives the
code word "Nemesis" and states that he will bequeath a large sum of money to her
if she will investigate a certain mystery.
LP 04470 ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Hercule Poirot visits his dentist and a few hours later
that same dentist is found dead, shot through the head.
LP 03388 ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A mystery which deals with the solving of a two-year-old
murder that had been thought satisfactorily cleared up.
LP 03386 A POCKET FULL OF RYE
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: When a man is poisoned in his office, Miss Marple does
the detecting.
LP 03365 POSTERN OF FATE
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, new residents of a charming
old dream house, find a chilling message about the murder of a former resident
stuck in a book. The solution to the ancient crime lies behind a dreaded gate
known as the Postern of Fate.
LP 03375 SAD CYPRESS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Elinor Carlisle stands accused of murdering her aunt and a
sensually beautiful young woman out of jealousy. Amid a battle over the dead
aunt's fortune, detective Hercule Poirot investigates the secret pasts of all possible
suspects and nearly becomes a third victim of the killer.
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LP 01231 THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: "six members of the small community of Sittaford are indulging in a
harmless afternoon seance of table-turning when a murder is foretold with
frightening accuracy."
LP 01232 SLEEPING MURDER
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: In her last case Miss Marple warns a charming young couple from
New Zealand not to pry into the details of an old murder, but they are determined
to solve the macabre puzzle.
LP 04552 TAKEN AT THE FLOOD
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Gordon Cloade is killed in an air-raid on London, he has left no
will and his vast fortune passes to his young wife, Rosaleen. However five other
people have been promised a share in that fortune but it will become theirs only if
Rosaleen dies.
LP 03385 THIRD GIRL
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: A young girl who can't remember committing a murder finds
herself with a compelling motive and blood-stained knife. She approaches
Hercule Poirot, but decides he is too old to be of any help. His pride at stake,
Poirot is challenged to his utmost.
LP 03381 THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Thirteen tales of crime matched by Miss Marple's expert detection.
The problems include brutal murder, violent and supernatural death, a thief who
committed his crime twice, and the disappearance of gold bars from a galleon.
Miss Marple solves each case by delving into vast experience of human nature.
LP 04488 THREE ACT TRAGEDY
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Mr. Babbington swallowed his cocktail, suddenly his hand went to
his throat, he rose to his feet, swayed to and fro and collapsed -- dead! a three act
tragedy with a mysterious death in every act. It was Hercule Poirot, waiting in the
wings, who stole the final scene.
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LP 01233 TOWARDS ZERO
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Scotland Yard's pokerfaced Detective Battle discovers that his
methodical sleuthing stands him in good stead, even on his vacation when he is
called to investigate the death of an aristocratic invalid.
LP 07175 THE UNEXPECTED GUEST
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie is adapted as a novel by
Charles Osborne. Michael Starkwedder has run his car into a ditch and must go
to the nearest house to seek help. In this house, he discovers a murdered man in
a wheelchair and a woman holding a recently fired gun.
LP 04950 WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS?
AUTHOR: CHRISTIE, AGATHA
ABSTRACT: Bobby Jones was playing golf near the cliffs with the village doctor
when his ball flew over the edge. Looking down on to the rocks below he saw an
ominous dark bundle.
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