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Christie and Agatha's Detective Agency: The Composer Crisis - Pip Murphy

In Chicago, Christie and Agatha meet composer Florence Price at a small gathering. But any hopes the twins have of hearing Miss Price play are quickly shattered – much like the host Mrs Bond’s wrecked piano!

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Christie and Agatha's Detective Agency: To Halt a Heist - Pip Murphy

When Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar receives a threat that his science exhibit is going to be stolen, Christie and Agatha’s Detective Agency is hired to investigate.

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Of Mountains and Motors - Pip Murphy

Many are unhappy about Mr Alexander Jr’s daring drive to the summit of Ben Nevis, but who is trying to sabotage the record-setting expedition? Willing passengers Christie and Agatha are keen to embark on a rip-roaring adventure, but soon they're embroiled in a thicker plot than they bargained for.

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Muž v hnědém obleku - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Anne Beddingfeldová, mladá a inteligentní žena se smyslem pro dobrodružství, se po náhlém skonu otce ocitne v tíživé situaci a přemýšlí, jak naložit se životem. Osud však rozhodne za ni, když se v londýnském metru stane svědkyní podivného úmrtí neznámého muže a nalezne lístek, který mrtvému sebral a poté poblíž místa nehody ztratil jiný, neméně záhadný muž. Brzy poté vyjde najevo, že nešťastná událost patrně souvisí s objevením uškrcené ženy v sídle člena parlamentu sira Eustace Pedlera. Anne se rozhodne přijít celé věci na kloub a stopy i náhoda ji zavedou na loď plující do Jižní Afriky... Muž v hnědém obleku (1924) je první přeložený román Agathy Christie do češtiny (1927). Autorka v něm s humorným nadhledem spojuje styl romantické četby se špionážně-kriminální linkou. Vedle hlavní hrdinky, emancipované a neohrožené dívky Anne se zde poprvé setkáváme s postavou plukovníka Race, kterému dala Agatha Christie prostor i ve svých dalších románech. Příběhu nechybí romantické kulisy, napětí (do poslední chvíle čtenář podezřívá několik postav), rozmanité dějové zápletky a v neposlední řadě všudypřítomný humor. Překlad: Jana Ohnesorg Režie: Jindřiška Nováková Záznam zvuku: Daniel Tůma Postprodukce a mastering: Ing. Tomáš Gsöllhofer Hudba: Karpof Brothers Natočeno ve zvukovém studiu KARPOFON v Praze v roce 2022 Grafický design: Kateřina Urbanová 2022 Vydalo AudioStory s.r.o, 2022 THE MAN IN THE BROWN SUIT © 1924 Agatha Christie Limited. All rights reserved. AGATHA CHRISTIE® and the Agatha Christie Signature are registered trade marks of Agatha Christie Limited in the UK and elsewhere. All rights reserved. Translation entitled MUŽ V HNĚDÉM OBLEKU © 2018 Agatha Christie Limited. All rights reserved.

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Nekonečná noc - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Někdo se zrodí pro lásky sladkou moc, jiný se zrodí pro nekonečnou noc... Co přiřkl osud Ellie Goodmanové, závratně bohaté dědičce, která se rozhodla vdát za Michaela Rogerse, z pohledu jejích poručníků naprosto nevhodnou partii? Jaký osud čeká na Michaela, jenž touží po krásném domě? A co osud nadělil Gretě Andersonové, která své svěřence Ellii pomohla uniknout ze zlaté klece? Nad jejich životy se od počátku vznáší stín – místo zvané Cikánský revír, kde se manželé Rogersovi po svatbě usadí, je totiž prý prokleté…Agatha Christie považovala Nekonečnou noc za svůj nejoblíbenější román. Příběh je tentokrát spíš psychologicky laděný, připomíná styl Noir. Christie dokončila Nekonečnou noc za šest týdnů, zatímco většinu ostatních románů psala tři až čtyři měsíce. Přestože jí při psaní bylo přes sedmdesát let, v jednom rozhovoru řekla, že být Michaelem, dvacetiletým vypravěčem, "nebylo těžké. Koneckonců, lidi jako on slyšíte mluvit pořád".Překlad: Eva Hrubá, Režie a záznam zvuku: Daniel Tůma, Postprodukce a mastering: Ing. Tomáš Gsöllhofer, Hudba: Karpof Brothers, Natočeno ve zvukovém studiu KARPOFON v Praze v roce 2025, Grafický design: Kateřina Urbanová 2025, Vydalo AudioStory s.r.o, 2025, ENDLESS NIGHT © 1967 Agatha Christie Limited. All rights reserved.AGATHA CHRISTIE® , The Agatha Christie Signature and The AC Monogram Logo are registered trade marks of Agatha Christie Limited in the UK and elsewhere. All rights reserved. Translation entitled NEKONEČNÁ NOC ©1977 Agatha Christie Limited. All rights reserved.

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AUTUMN CHILLS: Tales of Intrigue from the Queen of Crime - Agatha Christie

An all-new collection of autumn-themed mysteries from the master of the genre. Autumn is the season of misty mornings and cosy nights in, but as the leaves begin to fall the nights get longer and the shadows grow darker… Secluded cottages, eerie manors and ghostly hauntings and cursed tombs abound in this collection of 12 supernatural mysteries and murderous plots featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Agatha Christie’s other favourite detectives. INCLUDES THE STORIES: Murder in the Mews The Case of the Rich Woman While the Light Lasts Triangle at Rhodes Death by Drowning The Bird with the Broken Wing The Lemesurier Inheritance The House of Lurking Death Tape-Measure Murder The Voice in the Dark Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds Witness for the Prosecution

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Bodies from the Library 2 - Agatha Christie, Dorothy Leigh Sayersová, Margery Allingham, John Rhode, Edmund Crispin

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including newly discovered stories by Dorothy L. Sayers and Edmund Crispin that have never previously been published.With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genre’s most accomplished writers.This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony).This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas – one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: ‘The Locked Room’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey!Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any bookshelf.

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Agatha Raisin: Dishing the Dirt - M.C. Beaton

A therapist had moved into the village of Carsely and Agatha Raisin hates her. Not only was this therapist, Jill Davent, romancing Agatha''s ex-husband, but she had dug up details of Agatha''s slum background. Added to that, Jill was counselling a woman called Gwen Simple from Winter Parva and Agatha firmly believed Gwen to have assisted her son in some grisly murders, although has no proof she had done so. A resentment is different from a dislike and needs to be shared, so as the friendship between James and Jill grows stronger, the more Agatha does to try to find out all she can about her. When Jill is found strangled to death in her office two days'' later, Agatha finds herself under suspicion - and must fight to clear her name.

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How Stella Learned to Talk - Hunger Christina

An incredible, revolutionary true story and surprisingly simple guide to teaching your dog to talk from speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, who has taught her dog, Stella, to communicate using simple paw-sized buttons associated with different words.When speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger first came home with her puppy, Stella, it didn't take long for her to start drawing connections between her job and her new pet. During the day, she worked with toddlers with significant delays in language development and used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. At night, she wondered: If dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn't they be able to say words to us? Can dogs use AAC to communicate with humans?Christina decided to put her theory to the test with Stella and started using a paw-sized button programmed with her voice to say the word "outside" when clicked, whenever she took Stella out of the house. A few years later, Stella now has a bank of more than thirty word buttons, and uses them daily either individually or together to create near-complete sentences.How Stella Learned to Talk is part memoir and part how-to guide. It chronicles the journey Christina and Stella have taken together, from the day they met, to the day Stella "spoke" her first word, and the other breakthroughs they've had since. It also reveals the techniques Christina used to teach Stella, broken down into simple stages and actionable steps any dog owner can use to start communicating with their pets.Filled with conversations that Stella and Christina have had, as well as the attention to developmental detail that only a speech-language pathologist could know, How Stella Learned to Talk will be the indispensable dog book for the new decade.

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Christie Affair - de Gramont Nina

Why would the world''s most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman''s marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge? "Sizzles from its first sentence." - The Wall Street Journal A Reese''s Book Club PickIn 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha. It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together––until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated. What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont’s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.

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The School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many more!A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure for those who prefer fairytales with a twist… The first in the bestselling series.Every four years, two girls are kidnapped from the village of Gavaldon. Legend has it these lost children are sent to the School for Good and Evil, the fabled institution where they become fairytale heroes or villains.With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she''ll join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White at the School for Good. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black dresses and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.But the two girls soon find their fortunes reversed – Sophie''s dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication.But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are?

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Dandy Gilver and a Most Misleading Habit - Catriona McPherson

A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Alexander McCall Smith and Agatha Christie.''The perfect read for those who enjoy the bygoneworld charm of Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh and Agatha Christie.'' The Lady Scotland, 1932. Aristocratic private investigator Dandy Gilver strikes again with her witty sidekick Alec Osbourne to solve sinister goings on at a convent on a bleak Lanarkshire moor. The convent was set alight following a mass breakout at a neighbouring psychiatric hospital on Christmas Eve, resulting in the death of the mother superior. Most patients were returned safely but a few are still at large. . . As Dandy interviews each nun in turn she senses a stranger is still lurking in the corridors at night - could they be the same person who left blood-red footprints in the sacristy? One of Catriona McPherson''s creepiest - and funniest - mysteries yet.Catriona McPherson''s latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.

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Agatha Christie: Plots, Clues and Misdirections - Sally and Tony Hope

Why do Agatha Christie’s novels continue to inspire each generation? The answer is the quality and range of her puzzles: her rich and varied structures of deception.Christie broke the mould of detective fiction and rewrote the implicit rules of the whodunnit. Agatha Christie: Plots, Clues and Misdirections examines Christie’s skills as a whodunnit writer. It analyses her methods in setting her puzzles. It shows how she uses a combination of diverse plots, cunning clues and subtle misdirections. In the sheer variety and profusion of each of these elements Christie is without peer, and her combining genuine puzzles with entertaining narratives has never been surpassed.In this unique analysis of how Christie sets her puzzles, two medical professionals and enthusiastic Christie fans explore the greatest of Christie’s deceptions – the impression that her writing is simple.

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Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly - Agatha Christie

As a favour to an old friend, Hercule Poirot finds himself at a summer fete in Devon, taking part not in a Treasure Hunt, but a Murder Hunt, in this never-before-published novella version of Dead Man’s Folly. Now released for the first time in print in this illustrated collector’s edition.Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. But at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen…In 1954, Agatha Christie wrote this novella with the intention of donating the proceeds to a fund set up to buy stained glass windows for her local church at Churston Ferrers, and she filled the story with references to local places, including her own home of Greenway. But having completed it, she decided instead to expand the story into a full-length novel, Dead Man’s Folly, which was published two years later, and donated a Miss Marple story (Greenshaw’s Folly) to the church fund instead.Unseen for sixty years, Hercule Poirot and the Greenshore Folly is finally published in this collector’s hardback edition. The book includes a jacket painting, illustrations and exclusive introduction by Tom Adams, Agatha Christie’s most famous cover artist, who is back illustrating Agatha Christie for the first time in more than 30 years.

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Miss Marple and Mystery - Agatha Christie

A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order.Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ‘ the typical old maid of fiction’, Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature – and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: ‘She’s just the finest detective God ever made.’ – and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances.Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie’s mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent. As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder.

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And then there were none - Agatha Christie

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins hasadapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have beencarefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at thecorrect level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 4 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level4 is equivalent to CEF level B2 with a word count of 20,000 – 26,000 words.Each book includes:• Full reading of the adapted version available for free online• Helpful notes on characters• Cultural and historical notes relevant to the plot• A glossary of the more difficult wordsTen strangers are invited to a tiny island, each for a very different reason. Over dinner on the first night, a recorded message accuses each of the guests of a serious crime, all of which they deny. Then, by the end of that evening, one of the group is dead. A storm rises – now no one can come or go from the island. Then another dies, and another.The killer has to be one of them – but which one?

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Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks - John Curran

Agatha Christie’s Complete Secret Notebooks brings together for the first time Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making, two volumes that explore the fascinating contents of her 73 notebooks. This includes illustrations, deleted extracts, unused ideas, two unpublished Poirot stories and a lost Miss Marple.When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world''s most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible – more than one book every year since the 1920s, every one a bestseller.So prolific was Agatha Christie''s output – 66 crime novels, 20 plays, 6 romance books under a pseudonym and over 150 short stories – it was often claimed that she had a photographic memory. Was this true? Or did she resort over those 55 years to more mundane methods of working out her ingenious crimes?Following the death of Agatha''s daughter, Rosalind, at the end of 2004, a remarkable secret was revealed. Unearthed among her affairs at the family home of Greenway were Agatha Christie''s private notebooks, 73 handwritten volumes of notes, lists and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays and stories. Buried in this treasure trove, all in her unmistakable handwriting, are revelations and details that will fascinate anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie story.Christie archivist and expert John Curran leads the reader through the six decades of Agatha Christie''s writing career, unearthing some remarkable clues to her success and a number of never-before-published excerpts and stories from her archives. This book features Agatha''s original ending of her very first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, painstakingly transcribed from her notebooks. It also includes a number of short stories from the archives reproduced in full, including the unpublished The Man Who Knew, How I Created Hercule Poirot, and an early draft for a Miss Marple story, The Case of the Caretaker''s Wife.

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And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

The book that topped the international online poll held in Agatha Christie’s 125th birthday year to discover which of her 80 crime books was the world’s favourite.1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number.The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy, a troubled Harley Street doctor, a formidable judge, an uncouth detective, an unscrupulous mercenary, a God-fearing spinster, two restless servants, a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary. One by one they are picked off. Who will survive? And who is the killer? Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room, the murders mimicking the awful fates of its ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’.The clear winner in an international online poll held to discover the world’s favourite Agatha Christie book, this new paperback also coincides with a new 3-part BBC TV adaptation featuring a stellar ensemble cast: Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Maeve Dermody, Burn Gorman, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson, Toby Stephens, Noah Taylor and Aidan Turner.

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And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s world-famous mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Ten strangers, apparently with little in common, are lured to an island mansion off the coast of Devon by the mysterious U.N.Owen. Over dinner, a record begins to play, and the voice of an unseen host accuses each person of hiding a guilty secret. That evening, former reckless driver Tony Marston is found murdered by a deadly dose of cyanide.The tension escalates as the survivors realise the killer is not only among them but is preparing to strike again… and again…

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SINISTER SPRING: Murder and Mystery from the Queen of Crime - Agatha Christie

An all-new collection of spring-themed mysteries from the master of the genre.The days are growing warmer and the nights are growing shorter... It's the perfect time to relax in the garden with this spring-themed collection from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. Blossoming flowers and countryside strolls may sound innocent enough, but not when there's murder in the air. Beware of secluded cottages, stolen treasure and fatal revenge schemes. This compendium of short stories, some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect gift for mystery lovers.INCLUDES THE STORIES:The Market Basing MysteryThe Case of the Missing LadyThe Herb of DeathHow Does Your Garden Grow?Swan SongMiss Marple Tells a StoryHave You Got Everything You Want?The Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanIngots of GoldThe Soul of the CroupierThe Girl in the TrainGreenshaw's Folly

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Agatha Christie - Janet Morgan

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.

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The Floating Admiral - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Leigh Sayersová

Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton and nine other writers from the legendary Detection Club collaborate in this fiendishly clever but forgotten crime novel first published 80 years ago. Inspector Rudge does not encounter many cases of murder in the sleepy seaside town of Whynmouth. But when an old sailor lands a rowing boat containing a fresh corpse with a stab wound to the chest, the Inspector's investigation immediately comes up against several obstacles. The vicar, whose boat the body was found in, is clearly withholding information, and the victim's niece has disappeared. There is clearly more to this case than meets the eye - even the identity of the victim is called into doubt. Inspector Rudge begins to wonder just how many people have contributed to this extraordinary crime and whether he will ever unravel it... In 1931, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and ten other crime writers from the newly-formed `Detection Club' collaborated in publishing a unique crime novel. In a literary game of consequences, each author would write one chapter, leaving G.K. Chesterton to write a typically paradoxical prologue and Anthony Berkeley to tie up all the loose ends. In addition, each of the authors provided their own solution in a sealed envelope, all of which appeared at the end of the book, with Agatha Christie's ingenious conclusion acknowledged at the time to be `enough to make the book worth buying on its own'. The authors of this novel are: G. K. Chesterton, Canon Victor Whitechurch, G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole, Henry Wade, Agatha Christie, John Rhode, Milward Kennedy, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ronald Knox, Freeman Wills Crofts, Edgar Jepson, Clemence Dane and Anthony Berkeley.

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Hadí doupě - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: {'cs': 'Jedna rozvětvená rodina, jeden zvláštní dům a mnoho nebezpečných tajemství...\n\nPříběh, který Agatha Christie označila za jednu ze svých nejoblíbenějších detektivek, nepřivádí na scénu ani slavnou slečnu Marplovou, ani bystrého ješitu Hercula Poirota. Ve velkém, poněkud bizarním domě na předměstí Londýna žije rozvětvená rodina řeckého přistěhovalce Aristida Leonidese. Když bohatý starý pán náhle zemře, vše nasvědčuje tomu, že byl úkladně zabit a pachatele je nutno hledat mezi rodinnými příslušníky. Ovšem motivů vraždy může být tolik, kolik má sídlo obyvatel. O ruku milionářovy vnučky Sofie se uchází Karel, syn kriminalisty ze Scotland Yardu. Coby host a detektiv-amatér v jedné osobě začíná luštit nebezpečnou hádanku. Z rodinného sídla možná nezůstane kámen na kameni....\n\nAgatha Christie (1890-1976)\nAutorčina první kniha vznikla na základě sázky se sestrou, která zpochybňovala její spisovatelské vlohy. Během své téměř šedesátileté literární kariéry napsala na 80 románů a povídkových knih, úspěšná byla též jako autorka divadelních her a pod pseudonymem vydávala romantické romány. Její hra Past na myši je vůbec nejdéle hranou inscenací na světě, v roce 2012, kdy slavila 60 let od londýnské premiéry, měla za sebou již 25 000 představení. Agatha Christie vytvořila nezapomenutelné postavy detektivů, vedle nejznámějšího Hercule Poirota například slečnu Marplovou, tajemného pana Quina nebo úředníka na penzi Parkera Pynea. Tympanum vydalo na patnáct jejích detektivních románů a povídek v podání předních interpretů.\n\nJiří Suchý z Tábora\xa0(1988)\nNarodil se v Táboře, na DAMU se dostal ze třetího ročníku gymnázia a následující rok tak studoval dvě školy zároveň. Herecky jej zásadně ovlivnila jeho profesorka Jaroslava Adamová. Ještě na škole spoluzaložil autorský Cabaret Calembour,. Po absolutoriu\xa0 získal angažmá v Moravském divadle Olomouc a poté přešel do Jihočeského divadla v Českých Budějovicích. Od roku 2016 je členem Činohry Národního divadla. Vedle herectví se příležitostné věnuje scenáristice pro televizi a dramatické tvorbě. S Ladislavem Karpianem napsal divadelní hru\xa0Duende, která se uváděla v Divadle Na Zábradlí. Jeho hra\xa0Řečiště\xa0získala v Cenách Alfréda Radoka Zvláštní cenu Českého rozhlasu a byla natočena s Danielou Kolářovou v hlavní roli. Dvakrát získal nominaci v anketě Neviditelný herec.\n\nNahrávka vznikla podle románu Agathy Christie Hadí doupě vydaného nakladatelstvím Euromedia Group, k. s. – Knižní klub v roce 2017.'}

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Agatha Christie - Susanne Lieder

„Můj milý Poirote, ve skutečnosti to s vámi bylo často vážně k uzoufání. Ale díky Vám, drahý Hercule, se konečně mohu nazývat spisovatelkou.“Jaký byl osud a skutečná tvář Královny detektivek, jejíž knihy znají čtenáři všech generací po celém světě? Agatha Millerová má svou vlastní hlavu. Místo sňatku z rozumu se rozhodne pro dráhu klavíristky. Sen o hudební kariéře se však kvůli její ochromující nervozitě z hraní před publikem rozplyne. A zdá se, že na svoji velkou lásku si Agatha rovněž bude muset počkat. Z dlouhé chvíle všedních dní a z popudu matky začne psát příběhy. Nejprve krátké povídky či básně, později se rozhodne pro detektivní román. Když pak se pak jako lékárnice setká s jedy, zrodí se jí v hlavě kriminální zápletka, která jí nedá spát, dokud ji Agatha nepřenese na papír. Teď už chybí jen postava detektiva. A Agatha přesně ví, jak bude vypadat a jaké mu dá jméno! Od té chvíle ji Hercule Poirot doprovází v podstatě všude. A když se pak Agatha seznámí s Archibaldem Christiem, do kterého se zamiluje, zdá se její život dokonalý. Svůj sen stát se spisovatelkou nevzdává a posílá rukopisy dál. Zdá se však, že snadné to rozhodně nebude. Najde mladá začínající autorka nakladatele, který ji podpoří? A jak její život ovlivní hrozící druhá světová válka a narození dcery? Nahlédněte pod pokličku úspěchu Královny detektivek a objevte méně známou tvář Agathy Christie. Vychází v překladu Romany Hájkové.

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The Last Seance - Agatha Christie

Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling tales from Agatha Christie. Acknowledged the world over as the undisputed Queen of Crime, in fact she dabbled in her early writing career with mysteries of a more unearthly kind - stories featuring fantastic psychic visions, spectres looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, eerie messages from the Other Side, even a man who switches bodies with a cat... This haunting compendium gathers together all of Christie's spookiest and most macabre short stories, some featuring her timeless detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Finally together in one volume, it shines a light on the darker side of Agatha Christie, one that she herself relished, identifying ten of them as 'my own favourite stories written soon after The Mysterious Affair at Styles, some before that'.

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The Last Seance - Agatha Christie

From the Queen of Crime, all of her spookiest and most macabre stories collected in one volume, including her earliest published story, ''The Wife of the Kenite'', which is exclusive to this collection.‘From behind the curtains there still sounded the terrible high long-drawn scream – such a scream as Raoul had never heard. It died away with a horrible kind of gurgle. Then there came the thud of a body falling…’For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling tales from Agatha Christie. Acknowledged the world over as the undisputed Queen of Crime, in fact she dabbled in her early writing career with mysteries of a more unearthly kind – stories featuring fantastic psychic visions, spectres looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, eerie messages from the Other Side, even a man who switches bodies with a cat…This haunting compendium gathers together all of Christie’s spookiest and most macabre short stories, some featuring her timeless detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Finally together in one volume, it shines a light on the darker side of Agatha Christie, one that she herself relished, identifying ten of them as ‘my own favourite stories written soon after The Mysterious Affair at Styles, some before that’.Contains 20 stories:The Last Séance • In a Glass Darkly • The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb • SOS • The Fourth Man • The Idol House of Astarte • The Gipsy • Philomel Cottage • The Dream • The Lamp • Wireless • The Mystery of the Blue Jar • The Blue Geranium • The Wife of the Kenite • The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael • The Call of Wings • The Red Signal • The Flock of Geryon • The Dressmaker’s Doll • The Hound of Death‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ TANA FRENCH

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Midwinter Murder - Agatha Christie

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!"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 of the Dublin Murder Squad novelsAn all-new collection of winter-themed stories from the Queen of Mystery, just in time for the holidays—including the original version of “Christmas Adventure,” never before released in the United States!There’s a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter . . . It’s the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fire with these wintry whodunits from the legendary Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts and dangerous gifts, poisoned meals and mysterious guests. This chilling compendium of short stories—some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect holiday gift for mystery lovers.“Agatha Christie [is] the maestro of murder tales.” —People

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Agatha Christie - Životopis - Janet Morgan

Jedinečná biografie čerpající ze soukromých archivů královny detektivek Život a dílo Agathy Christie zpracovala řada autorů a sama královna detektivek vydala vlastní životopis, ale Janet Morganová získala něco podstatného navíc: nabídku přímo od Agathiny rodiny, aby sepsala „oficiální biografii“. Z důvěry, kterou jí Agathina dcera Rosalind projevila, vyplynul i exkluzivní přístup k Agathiným zápisníkům, korespondenci a dalším písemnostem, stejně jako rozhovory s početnými Agathinými příbuznými, přáteli a spolupracovníky. Výsledkem je obsáhlá a důkladná kniha, která se opírá především o citáty a svědectví jak samotné Agathy Christie, tak i těch, kteří k ní měli blízko. Čtenářům tak nabízí nové úhly pohledu na Agathinu osobnost, práci, rodinu, názory, zkušenosti – a možná dokonce i na ono pověstné jedenáctidenní zmizení... Kniha vyšla v Británii poprvé v roce 1984 a poté opakovaně znovu, naposledy v nově doplněné edici roku 2017. Nakladatelství Slovart se prvním českým vydáním této biografie připojuje k oslavám 130. výročí narození Agathy Christie.

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Vražda v Orient expresu - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Hercule Poirot, jehož naléhavý telegram odvolá z Istanbulu do Anglie, jen tak tak získá místo na palubě luxusního rychlíku Orient-expres, který je mimo sezónu nečekaně plný. Ve vlaku jej osloví bohatý Američan Ratchett, který ho požádá o ochranu, protože se obává, že mu hrozí nebezpečí. Detektiv odmítne a následující ráno je muž nalezen ve svém kupé ubodaný. Následně vlak uvízne v závějích a cestující i posádka zůstanou ponecháni napospas osudu. Je to zvláštní směsice: Američané, Angličané, švédská misionářka, Ital, maďarský diplomat s chotí… Každý se svým tajemstvím, každý se svou záhadnou minulostí – a teď i s podezřením ze zločinu. Protože vrah je stále mezi nimi. A všichni jsou podezřelí. Málokterá detektivka se dočkala tolikera adaptací, tradičních i netradičních: kromě snímku z roku 1974, nominovaného na šest Oscarů, a televizního filmu (jednoho z dílů seriálu Hercule Poirot) s Davidem Suchetem existují komiksová zpracování, japonská minisérie i počítačová hra. Nejnovější filmové verze (v kinech od 9. 11. 2017) se ujal britský herec a režisér Kenneth Branagh – obsadil ji hvězdami jako Judi Dench, Michelle Pfeiffer či Johnny Depp a titulní role se chopil sám. „Zatímco nejznámější divadelní hrou Agathy Christie je Past na myši, jejím nejčtenějším dílem po Vraždě Rogera Acroyda (1926) je Vražda v Orient-expresu. Je ironií, že kniha je pravděpodobně nejznámější díky stejnojmenné filmové adaptci z roku 1974. Rozhodně existuje mnoho fanoušků, kteří znají povšechně děj a dokonce dokáží vyjmenovat některé postavy, i když původní román nikdy nečetli. Je to ke škodě věci, neboť Orient-expres zůstává jedním ze skutečně mistrovských děl.“ – Matthew Bunson, Encyklopedie Agathy Christie Agatha Christie (1890–1976) Anglická spisovatelka, nejznámější autorka detektivních příběhů, napsala jen s Herculem Poirotem během své téměř šedesátileté literární kariéry 33 románů a skoro 60 povídek. Vytvořila i postavy jiných detektivů (kromě slečny Marplové třeba tajemného pana Quina či úředníka na penzi Parkera Pynea), ale Poirot zůstává jejím nejznámějším a nejoblíbenějším vyšetřovatelem. Úspěšná byla též jako autorka divadelních her (její Past na myši je vůbec nejdéle hranou divadelní hrou) a pod pseudonymem vydávala romantické příběhy. Neustupující zájem o její dílo potvrzuje také množství už realizovaných či teprve chystaných adaptací, k nimž patří i nová filmová verze Vraždy v Orient-expresu. Lukáš Hlavica (* 1965) Je absolventem herectví na pražské DAMU, kde posledních dvacet let působí jako pedagog. Kromě herectví a výuky se úspěšně věnuje divadelní i rozhlasové režii. Dlouhodobě spolupracuje s Českým rozhlasem, působil v Národním divadle i v Divadle na Vinohradech, poté na čtyři roky zakotvil jako režisér v Dejvickém divadle (jeho inscenace Bratři Karamazovi se hrála bezmála 15 let).

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Agatha Christie - Lucy Worsleyová

'One brilliant woman writing about another: an irresistible combination.' - Antonia Fraser'One of the most delightful biographies I have ever read.' - A.N. Wilson'Reading Worsley is as enjoyable as reading Christie herself.' - Ruth Scurr'Full of unique insight, eye opening detail, sharp analysis... Gripping.' - Kate Williams 'Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was.'Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was 'just' an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? As Lucy Worsley says, 'She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'.She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. So why - despite all the evidence to the contrary - did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady of leisure? She was born in 1890 into a world which had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do. Lucy Worsley's biography is not just of an internationally renowned bestselling writer.It's also the story of a person who, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman. With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley's biography is both authoritative and entertaining and makes us realise what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was - truly a woman who wrote the twentieth century.

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And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous hardback Special Edition.‘We’re not going to leave the island. None of us will ever leave. It’s the end, you see – the end of everything…’1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Soldier Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. When one of the party dies suddenly they realise they may be harbouring a murderer among their number.The 10 strangers include a reckless playboy, a troubled Harley Street doctor, a formidable judge, an uncouth detective, an unscrupulous mercenary, a God-fearing spinster, two restless servants, a highly decorated general and an anxious secretary. One by one they are picked off. Who will survive? And who is the killer? Copies of an ominous nursery rhyme hang in each room, the murders mimicking the awful fates of its ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’.

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Capital Christie - Agatha Christie

Murder, mystery and majesty combine in this new Special Edition hardback of the Queen of Crime's very best short stories set in London. Agatha Christie is recognized throughout the world as the writer of remarkable country house mysteries and ingenious murders set in faraway countries. Yet many of her books and stories were set in the city she new best and for many years called home: London.From Poirot's flat in Whitehaven Mansions to Scotland Yard, the Old Bailey to Harley Street, Lyons Tea Rooms to the Savoy, Paddington Station to the London Underground, Agatha Christie knew and loved London, and mined it for its rich seam of storytelling opportunities. 100 years after the first publication of 'Traitor Hands', the short story that became 'Witness for the Prosecution', this collection includes this original thriller, along with eleven other London mysteries featuring all the Christie faithfuls: Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence, Harley Quin, Parker Pyne and Ariadne Oliver. Join Christie’s iconic characters on their adventures around London: The Affair at the Victory Ball The Tuesday Night Club The Case of the Discontented Soldier The Adventure of the Clapham Cook Traitor Hands A Fairy in the Flat The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Listerdale Mystery The Case of the Caretaker The Lonely God The Sign in the Sky The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

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Hercule Poirot: the Complete Short Stories - Agatha Christie

All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume – plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years.‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.’The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own ‘little grey cells’ has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century. Appearing in Agatha Christie’s very first novel in 1920 and her very last in 1975, Hercule Poirot became the most celebrated detective since Sherlock Holmes, appearing in 33 novels, a play, and these 51 short stories.Arranged in their original publication order, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through his many film and television appearances.This new edition now also includes Poirot and the Regatta Mystery, an early version of an Agatha Christie story not published since 1936!

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Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World - Mark Aldridge

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.

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The Mousetrap - Agatha Christie

''Even more thrilling than the plot is the atmosphere of shuddering suspense . . . No one brews it better than Agatha Christie'' Daily ExpressFor more than 70 years, Agatha Christie''s The Mousetrap has kept millions of people, from every corner of the globe, on the edge of their seats, and it continues to be a sell-out hit of London theatre. This brand new edition of the world''s longest-running play contains a new introduction by Sophie Hannah, bestselling author of the authorised Agatha Christie Poirot continuation novels, as well as the official play script and a host of exclusive material from the show''s archives. As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves in a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover - to their horror - that a killer is in their midst. One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? And can you solve this world-famous mystery for yourself?This beautiful 70th anniversary edition contains an introduction by Sophie Hannah, the official playscript, an exclusive interview with producer Adam Spiegel, a treasure trove of letters, speeches, photographs, and other fascinating insights into the making of this iconic play.

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Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World - Mark Aldridge

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective. This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio productions. The hardback edition includes more than 400 illustrations.Poirot has had near-permanent presence in the public eye ever since the 1920 publication of The Mysterious Affair at Styles. From character development, publication history and private discussion concerning the original stories themselves, to early forays on to the stage and screen, the story of Poirot is as fascinating as it is enduring. Based on the author’s original research, review excerpts and original Agatha Christie correspondence, Poirot: The Greatest Detective in the World is a lively and accessible history of the character, offering new information and helpful pieces of context, that will delight all Agatha Christie fans, from a new generation of readers to those already highly familiar with the canon.

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Záhadný pan Quin - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Povídky pro milovníky dobrých konců.Agatha Christie ve svých povídkách uvádí novou postavu – záhadného pan Harleye Quina, který se objevuje tam, kde je třeba vyřešit roky neobjasněný zločin, jenž komplikuje život ostatním lidem.V povídkové sbírce Záhadný pan Quin se jedná o trochu jinou Agathu Christie, než jak ji známe. Krátké povídky mají společného jmenovatele – v každé jde o zločin, který značně zkomplikuje život anglických gentlemanů a dam. Od spáchání zločinu, který se zdá na první pohled neřešitelný, uplynulo často již mnoho let. Náhle se však objeví pan Quin, položí zúčastněným osobám ty správné otázky, a vrah či podvodník je v mžiku odhalen. Jak rychle pan Quin přišel, tak rychle také odchází a jen velmi pozorný čtenář si všimne, že rozluštěním zločinu zlepšil život někomu, na koho po léta padal stín podezření. Pan Harley Quin, nejtajemnější postava Agathy Christie, je zkrátka gentleman!

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Marple: Twelve New Stories - Kate Mosse, Agatha Christie, Val McDermidová, Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Leigh Bardugová, Naomi Aldermanová,

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. * Naomi Alderman * Leigh Bardugo * Alyssa Cole * Lucy Foley * Elly Griffiths * Natalie Haynes * Jean Kwok * Val McDermid * Karen M. McManus * Dreda Say Mitchell * Kate Mosse * Ruth Ware Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930's The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie's last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

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Tajemný protivník - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: První případ detektivní dvojice Tommyho a Pentličky. Čte Jana Stryková. Věnováno všem těm, kdo žijí monotónní životy v naději, že zakusí alespoň z druhé ruky rozkoše i nebezpečí dobrodružství. Agatha Christie Z galerie detektivů, kterými Agatha Christie obohatila žánr detektivní literatury se Tommy a pentlička Beresfordovi vymykají nejméně dvěma zvláštnostmi. Jednak jde o manželský pár, jednak vystupují v pěti knihách v přirozeném běhu času. Ta první ze série s názvem Tajemný protivník vyšla již v roce 1922, rok po její spisovatelské premiéře. V příbězích této dvojice, v níž se leckdy překotná živost Pentličky výborně snoubí s rozvážností Tommyho, se Christie pustila i do žánru, kde nebyla úplně doma. Tajné služby, tajné zpravodajské sítě, špionážní zápletka, to bylo literární prostředí, v němž se nepohybovala s takovou jistotou. V Tajemném protivníkovi se veselá a prostořeká Pentlička ještě představuje svým dívčím jménem Prudence Cowleyová. Necelý rok po válce potká kamaráda z dětství Thomase, který stejně jako ona po propuštění z armády neúspěšně hledá zaměstnání. Proto se spolu pustí do napůl vážného podnikatelského projektu Dobrodruzi s.r.o. a podají si inzerát. Když je s první nabídkou osloví tajemný neznámý muž, netuší, že se dostávají do špionážní hry, v níž jejich kroky nakonec vede neméně tajemný muž britských zpravodajských služeb s krycím jménem Carter. Příběh plný krkolomných zvratů získává dnes na pikantní aktuálnosti, protože mladí detektivové záhy narazí na „ruskou stopu“. Ve svém životopise věnovala Christie knihám s Tommym a Pentličkou pouhé tři stručné zmínky, ale z nich vyplývá, že měla tuto dvojici stejně ráda jako své literárně proslulejší hrdiny a že se při jejich psaní i dobře bavila. Snad v nich, milí posluchači, naleznete zalíbení i vy. Hynek Pekárek

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An Autobiography - Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's `most absorbing mystery' - her own autobiography.Over the three decades since her death on 12 January 1976, many of Agatha Christie's readers and reviewers have maintained that her most compelling book is probably still her least well-known. Her candid Autobiography, written mainly in the 1960s, modestly ignores the fact that Agatha had become the best-selling novelist in history and concentrates on her fascinating private life. From early childhood at the end of the 19th century, through two marriages and two World Wars, and her experiences both as a writer and on archaeological expeditions with her second husband, Max Mallowan, Agatha shares the details of her varied and sometimes complex life with real passion and openness.

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Black Coffee - Agatha Christie

A print-on-demand edition of Christie''s masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized ''A-format'' paperbacks.A full-length Hercule Poirot novel, adapted from Agatha Christie’s stage play by Charles OsborneSir 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)

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Country Christie - Agatha Christie

Murder and mystery lurk in the hills and on the shores of Devon and Cornwall in this new Special Edition Hardback of Agatha Christie’s finest countryside stories.Growing up in Torquay, Agatha Christie’s love of the West Country never left her and many of her finest stories are set on the moors and shores of Devon and Cornwall. This collection celebrates some of her finest countryside stories featuring a cast of Christie’s most iconic characters: Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford and Parker Pyne.Also included in this story, published in its original form over a century after it first appeared in The Sketch magazine, join Poirot and Hastings as they solve a grisly murder in The Adventure of the Dartmoor Bungalow.Also included in this collection are:The Plymouth ExpressThe Unbreakable AlibiThe Case of the Missing WillIngots of GoldDouble SinThe Hound of DeathThe Cornish MysteryThe Regatta MysteryThe Flock of GeryonThe EdgeThe Bloodstained PavementThe Adventure of the Dartmoor Bungalow

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Marple: Twelve New Stories - Agatha Christie, Val McDermidová, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Leigh Bardugová, Jean Kwok, Karen McManus, Naomi Aldermanov

A special edition collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.·Naomi Alderman·Leigh Bardugo·Alyssa Cole·Lucy Foley·Elly Griffiths·Natalie Haynes·Jean Kwok·Val McDermid·Karen M. McManus·Dreda Say Mitchell·Kate Mosse·Ruth WareMiss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930’s The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie’s last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

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MIDSUMMER MYSTERIES: Secrets and Suspense from the Queen of Crime - Agatha Christie

An all-new collection of summer-themed mysteries from the master of the genre, just in time for the holiday season.Summertime – as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From Cornwall to the French Riviera, whether against a background of Delphic temples or English country houses, Agatha Christie’s most famous characters solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the summer sun beats down. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy plot twists and red herrings galore from the bestselling fiction writer of all time.INCLUDES THE STORIES:The Blood-Stained PavementThe Double ClueA Death on the NileHarlequin’s LaneThe Adventure of the Italian NoblemanJane in Search of a JobThe Disappearance of Mr DavenheimThe Idol House of AstarteThe Rajah’s EmeraldThe Oracle at DelphiThe Adventure of the Sinister StrangerThe Incredible Theft

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Nekonečná noc (Agatha Christie-Jan Nedbal) (MP3-CD)

Audiokniha od autorky: Agatha Christie, čte: Jan Nedbal. Délka nahrávky: 7 hodin, 35 minut. Bohatá dědička, touha po domě a prokletí. Psychologický thriller od královny detektivek. Někdo se zrodí pro lásky sladkou moc, jiný se zrodí pro nekonečnou noc. Co přiřkl osud Ellie Goodmanové, závratně bohaté dědičce, která se rozhodla vdát za Michaela Rogerse, z pohledu jejích poručníků naprosto nevhodnou partii? Jaký osud čeká na Michaela, jenž touží po krásném domě? A co osud nadělil Gretě Andersonové, která své svěřence Ellii pomohla uniknout ze zlaté klece? Nad jejich životy se od počátku vznáší stín - místo zvané Cikánský revír, kde se manželé Rogersovi po svatbě usadí, je totiž prý prokleté.Agatha Christie považovala Nekonečnou noc za svůj nejoblíbenější román. Příběh je tentokrát spíš psychologicky laděný, připomíná styl Noir. Christie dokončila Nekonečnou noc za šest týdnů, zatímco většinu ostatních románů psala tři až čtyři měsíce. Přestože jí při psaní bylo přes sedmdesát let, v jednom rozhovoru řekla, že být Michaelem, dvacetiletým vypravěčem, "nebylo těžké. Koneckonců, lidi jako on slyšíte mluvit pořád".

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Hra na vraždu - Agatha Christie - audiokniha

Audiokniha: „Já jsem příšerná Mrtvola,“ řekla… Již zítra se v Nasse House, v jednom z posledních panských sídel, které ještě nepředělali na školu nebo penzion, pořádá velká dobročinná slavnost. Kromě tradičních atrakcí, jako je věštecký stan, hádání váhy dortu, srážení pyramid kokosů či házení kroužků na cíl, se jako novinka bude konat Honba za vrahem, na jejíž organizaci byla najata slavná spisovatelka detektivek paní Oliverová. Ta má ale dojem, že „tady něco nehraje“. A proto povolá na pomoc Hercula Poirota. Ariadne Oliverová má vše perfektně nachystané: rekvizity, podezřelé i oběť… Tou je skautka, vesnická, dost hloupá a popotahující dívka Marlene. Jenže stopy jsou pro amatérské vyšetřovatele nejspíš moc těžké, k druhé se zatím dostal jen mladík mající v oblibě exotické stromy. Co když mrtvolu nenajde nikdo? Ariadne se za doprovodu Hercula Poirota vydává do loděnice, aby zatím dlouho čekající Marlene trochu rozptýlili, nicméně dívka ležící na podlaze není mrtvá jenom jako, ale úplně doopravdy… Seriálová Hra na vraždu (2013) s Davidem Suchetem v hlavní roli se natáčela v Greenway House, letním útočišti Agathy Christie, které si pořídila v roce 1938 a jež bylo jednoznačně modelem pro „velký bílý georgiánský dům“ Nasse. Dějištěm vraždy je zde rovněž její vlastní loděnice. „Neomylně originální Agatha Christie opět přichází s novou a velmi důmyslnou skládačkou.“ – The New York Times „Klasická Christie, a to jedna z nejlepších.” — The Times (Londýn) „A jak to má probíhat?“ „No, samozřejmě budeme mít Oběť… a Stopy… a Po¬dezřelé. Všechny víceméně konvenční – znáte to – Žena vamp a Vyděrač a Mladí milenci a Zlověstný komorník a tak dále. Zaplatíte půlkorunu zápisného a ukážou vám první Stopu a vy musíte najít Oběť a Zbraň a určit Pachatele a Motiv… a pak jsou Ceny.“ „Pozoruhodné!“ řekl Hercule Poirot.“ – ukázka z textu

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Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness - Mark Aldridge

A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. Winner of the 2025 H.R.F Keating Award for the best 2024 biography or critical book related to crime fiction. In Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins collection Marple: Twelve New Stories. This accessible, entertaining and illustrated guide to the world of Miss Marple pieces together the evidence in order to tell you everything you need to know about the world’s favourite female detective.

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Little Grey Cells - Agatha Christie

Discover the man behind the moustache in this book of one-liners by the world’s most famous Belgian detective, revealing the wit and wisdom of Hercule Poirot and his creator, Agatha Christie. A perfect stocking-filler for every Christie fan, to help celebrate her 125th birthday.‘My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.’The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own ‘little grey cells’ solved some of the twentieth century’s most puzzling crimes. But what do we really know about the eccentric genius underneath that fussy façade?Sometimes funny, often profound, and always revealing, this book of quotes and comments, from more than 50 Poirot novels and short stories, gives an entertaining glimpse of the man behind the moustache, and the wit and wisdom of the Queen of Crime who created him.Includes an exclusive essay by Agatha Christie from the archives on her love/hate relationship with her most famous creation.

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Agatha Christie Životopis: Jedinečná biografia kráľovnej detektívok čerpajúca z jej súkromných archí (978-80-556-4691-6)

Kniha - autor Janet Morgan, 448 stran, slovensky, pevná s přebalem lesklá Život a dielo Agathy Christie spracovalo množstvo autorov a sama kráľovná detektívok vydala svoj vlastný životopis, Janet Morganová však dostala ponuku priamo od Agathinej rodiny, aby napísala jej „oficiálnu biografiu". Vďaka tomu získala exkluzívny prístup k Agathiným zápisníkom, korešpondencii i ďalším písomnostiam a tiež mala príležitosť vyspovedať početných Agathiných príbuzných, priateľov a spolupracovníkov. Výsledkom je obsiahla a dôkladne spracovaná publikácia, ktorá sa opiera predovšetkým o citáty a svedectvá jednak samotnej Agathy Christie, ako aj tých, ktorí k nej mali blízko. Čitateľom tak ponúka nové uhly pohľadu na Agathinu osobnosť, prácu, rodinu, názory, skúsenosti - a možno dokonca aj na jej záhadné a nikdy nevysvetlené jedenásť dní trvajúce zmiznutie...

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Balíček audioknih výběr z díla Agathy Christie za výhodnou cenu

Audiokniha MP3 - autor Agatha Christie, čte Různí interpreti a Více interpretů Svědkyně obžaloby a další povídkyPokus o vraždu nabere nečekaný obrat, neboť najednou se role útočníka a oběti vymění… Ženský šestý smysl a nabitý revolver – to nevěstí nic dobrého… Motorista v nesnázích hledá útočiště v blízkém sídle, avšak je přivítán prazvláštním vzkazem... Evan Llewellyn je podezřelý z krádeže Hvězdy úsvitu, největšího diamantu zámožného Isaaca Pointze – podaří se Herculu Poirotovi očistit mladíkovo jméno, zejména v očích jeho lásky? Vychutnejte si nejen skvěle zkonstruovanou Svědkyni obžaloby, jež byla adaptována jako divadelní hra i několikrát zfilmována, ale také méně známé, zato neméně vzácné drahokamy z říše detektivních miniatur. Jedenáct příběhů plných šokujících zločinů a brilantní dedukce předvádí Agathu Christie v nejoslnivějším světle! Na motivy povídky Svědkyně obžaloby natáčí Ben Affleck stejnojmenný film, v němž sám ztvární jednu z hlavních rolí. nbsp;

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