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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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Hércules Poirot nunca habría pensado tener que visitar al dentista dos veces en un día. El motivo de la segunda visita fue, no obstante, bien distinto al de la primera. El famoso detective acude esta vez para examinar el escenario de un aparente suicido, el del dentista, cuyo cuerpo ha sido hallado en la consulta.Por qué decidiría un dentista de éxito acabar con su vida en plena jornada? Cuál es la relación de uno de los pacientes del doctor con su muerte? Le corresponde a Poirot llegar al fondo de la cuestión.Una trama ágil de suspense ininterrumpido que concluye con un final absolutamente sorprendente. New York Times (1941)

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En el centenario de su creación, vuelve Hércules Poirot, el detective más famoso y brillante de la historia de la novela negra, que ha conquistado a más de 2 billones de lectores.Irlanda, 1929. Lady Athelinda Playford, una reconocida escritora de novelas de detectives para niños, ha invitado a varias personas a pasar una semana con ella en Lillieoak, su casa de campo. Además de su hijo y su hija con sus respectivas parejas, su secretario personal y la enfermera de éste, también dos abogados, Gathercole y Rolfe, han sido citados, así como los detectives de Scotland Yard, Hércules Poirot y Edward Catchpool. Nadie conoce el motivo a semejante invitación. Sin embargo, el misterio es rápidamente desvelado: Athie anuncia que los herederos de toda su fortuna no serán sus hijos sino Joseph, su secretario, aquejado de una enfermedad terminal. Qué razón ha impulsado a Athie a dejarle todo su dinero a alguien que no es de su familia? Pero todos los invitados deberán hacer frente a otra fatídi

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Un ejemplo magnífico del ingenio y la capacidad de invención inagotables de la Dama del Crimen. Qué le parece si formamos un club? Lo llamaremos el Club de los Martes. Nos reuniremos y cada uno deberá exponer un problema, luego competiremos para solucionarlo. A partir de esta premisa nacen trece historias escritas por la narradora británica.

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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 catThis haunting compendium gathers together all of Christie's spookiest and most macabre short stories, some featuring her timeless detect

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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 has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 5 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 5 is equivalent to CEF level B2+ with a word count of 22,000 – 30,000 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 words• Free online resources for students and teachers atwww.collinselt.com/readers The plot:Six people sit down for dinner at a table laid for seven. No one can forget the night exactly a year ago that Rosemary Barton died at this same table surrounded by the same people, her beautiful face turned blue with cyanide poison. Rosemary had always been memorable – and people had strong reactions to her. Did one of the six people at dinner feel strongly enough about her to kill her? About Collins ELT Readers Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2-B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2)Level 5 – upper-intermediate+(B2+)Level 6 – advanced (C1)Level 7 – advanced + (C2) Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

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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. NowCollins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 – 20,000 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 words• Free online resources for students and teachers atwww.collinselt.com/readers The plot:When a rich lady is murdered, there is one obvious suspect. Even his wife says he is guilty – but then his lawyer discovers evidence that brings everything into question. Is anyone telling the truth?Accompanied by three other short stories: The Rajah’s Emerald, Philomel Cottage, and The Actress.Witness for the Prosecution is soon to be released as a major motion picture starring Ben Affleck. About Collins ELT Readers Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2-B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2)Level 5 – upper-intermediate+(B2+)Level 6 – advanced (C1)Level 7 – advanced + (C2) Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

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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. NowCollins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These readers have been carefully adapted using the Collins COBUILD grading scheme to ensure that the language is at the correct level for an intermediate learner. This book is Level 3 in the Collins ELT Readers series. Level 3 is equivalent to CEF level B1 with a word count of 11,000 – 20,000 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 words• Free online resources for students and teachers atwww.collinselt.com/readers The plot:Poirot receives a phone call from famous crime writer Ariadne Oliver – she is staying with friends in Devon and she believes a murder is going to take place. When Poirot arrives to investigate, he can’t understand her concerns – everyone is busy working together to prepare for a village fete. Why would anyone be planning a murder?Soon Poirot realizes that everything is not as it seems – but can he act quickly enough to stop the murder being committed? About Collins ELT Readers Collins ELT Readers are divided into 7 levels:Level 1 – elementary (A2)Level 2 – pre-intermediate (A2-B1)Level 3 – intermediate (B1)Level 4 – upper- intermediate (B2)Level 5 – upper-intermediate+(B2+)Level 6 – advanced (C1)Level 7 – advanced + (C2) Each level is carefully graded to ensure that the learner both enjoys and benefits from their reading experience.

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